Apple Safari Malformed URI Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	33481
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-0321
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 27 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 09:11PM
Credit:	Lostmon
Vulnerable:	Apple Safari For Windows 3.2.1
Not Vulnerable:

Apple Safari Malformed URI Remote 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 crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Apple Safari 3.2.1 for Windows is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Apple Safari Malformed URI Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/33481.pl

Apple Safari Malformed URI Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

Apple Safari Malformed URI Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Safari for Windows 3.2.1 Remote http: URI handler DoS (Lostmon)
  
• Safari Homepage (Apple)