Apple Safari Feed URI Denial Of Service Vulnerability
BID:24460
Info
Apple Safari Feed URI Denial Of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 24460 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jun 13 2007 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jun 13 2007 08:29PM |
| Credit: | Moshe Ben-Abu of BugSec is credited with the discovery this vulnerability. |
| Vulnerable: |
Apple Safari 3 Beta for Windows |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Apple Safari Feed URI Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Apple Safari is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.
Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions on a user's computer.
Apple Safari for Windows 3 Beta is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Apple Safari is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.
Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions on a user's computer.
Apple Safari for Windows 3 Beta is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
Apple Safari Feed URI Denial Of Service Vulnerability
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
'feed://%'
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
'feed://%'
Solution / Fix
Apple Safari Feed URI 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: mailto:[email protected].
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: mailto:[email protected].