Apple Safari data URI denial of service
| safari-data-uri-dos (22331) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Safari Web browser is vulnerable to a denial of service. If a remote attacker could persuade a victim to follow a specially-crafted data URI, the attacker could cause Safari to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Safari 1.0
- Apple, Safari 1.1
- Apple, Safari 1.2
- Apple, Safari 1.2.1
- Apple, Safari 1.2.2
- Apple, Safari 1.2.3
- Apple, Safari 1.3
- Apple, Safari 2.0
- Apple, Safari 2.0.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Safari (2.0.2 or later), available from the Apple Computer, Inc. Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Apple Computer, Inc. Web site, Safari 3 Public Beta at http://www.apple.com/safari/download/.
- Apple Security Update 2004-0607, About Security Update 2004-0607 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25785.
- BugTraq Mailing List: Fri Sep 16 2005 - 22:07:34 CDT, Possible memory corruption problems in Apple Safari at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-09/0225.html.
- BID-14868: Apple Safari Data URI Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-3018: Apple Safari allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted data:// URL.
- OSVDB ID: 19569: Apple Safari data:// URI Handler Memory Corruption DoS
- SA16875: Safari "data:" URI Handler Denial of Service Weakness
Reported:
Sep 16, 2005
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