Apple Mac OS X Safari buffer overflow
| macosx-safari-bo (25032) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper handling of JavaScript in Safari. By hosting a malicious Web site containing specially-crafted JavaScript, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2006-001, available from the Apple Security Update 2006-001. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-001, About Security Update 2006-001 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382.
- Apple Web site, Apple - Support - Downloads at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 01 2006 - 17:10:48 CST, Fwd: APPLE-SA-2006-03-01 Security Update 2006-001 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0580.html.
- BID-16907: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-001 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0387: Stack-based buffer overflow in Safari in Mac OS X 10.4.5 and earlier, and 10.3.9 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving a web page with crafted JavaScript, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-4504.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0791: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SA19064: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015713: Apple Safari JavaScript Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and HTTP Redirect Bug Lets Remote Users Access Files
- US-CERT VU#176732: Apple Safari vulnerable to buffer overflow
Reported:
Mar 01, 2006
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