PT-2011-2229 · Apple · Safari+1

Published 2011-07-21 · Updated 2011-10-21 · CVE-2011-0255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari versions prior to 5.0.6

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and application crash, via a crafted web site. This is a different issue than other vulnerabilities listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

Recommendations For Apple Safari versions prior to 5.0.6, update to version 5.0.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of WebKit-based applications until a patch is available. Restrict access to untrusted web sites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0255

ZDI-11-242

Affected Products

Safari

Itunes

References · 11

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0255 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0255 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-0255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-242 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981 · Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999 · Note