Apple Safari 'background' attribute Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	38447
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2010-0924
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 28 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 09:02PM
Credit:	John Cobb
Vulnerable:	Apple Safari 4.0.4 for Windows Apple Safari 4.0.4 Apple Safari 4.0.3 for Windows Apple Safari 4.0.3
Not Vulnerable:

Apple Safari 'background' attribute Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Apple Safari is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successful exploits may allow an attacker to crash the affected browser, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. Given the nature of this issue, memory corruption or code execution might be possible, but has not been confirmed.

The issue affects Safari 4.0.4 and 4.0.3; other versions may also be affected.

Apple Safari 'background' attribute Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/38447.html

Apple Safari 'background' attribute 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 'background' attribute Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Safari Homepage (Apple)