ID

VAR-201103-0259

CVE

CVE-2011-0158

TITLE

Apple iOS of MobileSafari of URL Service interruption in handlers (DoS) Vulnerabilities

DESCRIPTION

MobileSafari in Apple iOS before 4.3 does not properly implement application launching through URL handlers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent application crash) via crafted JavaScript code. Apple Mobile Safari on iOS is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when handling specially crafted webpages. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a malicious webpage. Successfully exploiting this issue will cause another arbitrary targeted application to launch while causing Mobile Safari to exit. Versions prior to iOS 4.3 are vulnerable. Apple iOS is an operating system developed by Apple (Apple) for mobile devices. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a tax break on purchases of Secunia Solutions! If you are a U.S. company, you may be qualified for a tax break for your software purchases. Learn more at: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/vim/section_179/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43698 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/43698/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43698 RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-11 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43698/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/43698/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43698 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple iOS, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, conduct cross-site scripting and spoofing attacks, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable device. For more information: SA43582 1) An error in the WebKit component when handling regular expressions can be exploited to corrupt memory. For more information see vulnerability #14: SA40664 2) An error in the FreeType library when processing TrueType fonts can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. For more information see vulnerability #1: SA41738 3) An error in the WebKit component when handling redirects during HTTP Basic Authentication can be exploited to disclose the credentials to another site. This may be related to: SA40110 4) Two errors in the WebKit component when handling Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and cached resources. For more information see vulnerabilities #2 and #3: SA43696 5) An unspecified error in the WebKit component can be exploited to corrupt memory. 6) A weakness in MobileSafari when being re-opened after another application is launched via a URL handler can be exploited to prevent the browser from being used. 7) A boundary error when handling Wi-Fi frames can be exploited to cause a device to restart. SOLUTION: Update to version 4.3. Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: 1-4) Reported by the vendor The vendor also credits: 5) Benoit Jacob, Mozilla 6) Nitesh Dhanjani, Ernst & Young LLP 7) Scott Boyd, ePlus Technology, Inc. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. 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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

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PROBLEMTYPE DATA

THREAT TYPE

remote

TYPE

input validation

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PATCH

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REFERENCES

CREDITS

Nitesh Dhanjani of Ernst & Young LLP

SOURCES

LAST UPDATE DATE

2025-04-11T22:13:39.166000+00:00

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