Apple Safari JavaScript Regular Expression Match Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	21053
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 14 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 15 2006 11:26PM
Credit:	[email protected] is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable:	Apple Safari 2.0.4
Not Vulnerable:

Apple Safari JavaScript Regular Expression Match Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Apple Safari web browser is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when executing certain JavaScript code.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash an affected browser. Presumably, this issue may also result in remote code execution, but this has not been confirmed.

Apple Safari 2.0.4 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Apple Safari JavaScript Regular Expression Match Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/21053.html

Apple Safari JavaScript Regular Expression Match Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

Apple Safari JavaScript Regular Expression Match Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Safari Homepage (Apple)
  
• Apple Safari "match" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability ([email protected])