Apple Safari Web browser application large array denial of service
| safari-array-dos (15413) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Safari Web browser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a vulnerability in the Safari JavaScript engine. By sending an array that is too large, a remote attacker can cause a segmentation fault.
Note: Opera is also affected by this vulnerability.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Mar 06 2004 - 15:40:54 CST : Safari javascript array overflow.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Mar 13 2004 - 21:07:34 CST: Opera Array Allocation Managment ExploitManagment Exploit.
- CIAC Information Bulletin O-212: Apple Security Update.
- BID-9815: Apple Safari Large JavaScript Array Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- BID-9869: Opera Web Browser Large JavaScript Array Handling Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0361: The Javascript engine in Safari 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by creating a new Array object with a large size value, then writing into that array.
- CVE-2004-1810: The Javascript engine in Opera 7.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating a new Array object with a large size value, then writing into that array.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Safari 1.0
- Apple Safari 1.1
- Apple Safari 1.1.1
- Apple Safari 1.2
- Opera Opera Browser 7.23
Reported:
Mar 06, 2004
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