Apple Safari CSS Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:37039

Info

Apple Safari CSS Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 37039
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2009-4186
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 16 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:06PM
Credit: Jeremy Brown
Vulnerable: Apple Safari 4.0.3 for Windows
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Safari CSS Denial of Service Vulnerability

Apple Safari is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle exceptional conditions.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Safari 4.0.3 for Windows is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Apple Safari CSS Denial of Service Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into viewing a malicious webpage.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Apple Safari CSS 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].

References

Apple Safari CSS Denial of Service Vulnerability

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