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Apple Safari URI NULL Pointer Dereference DoS Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running Apple Safari web browser and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Browser fails to adequately sanitize user supplied input in URI feeds. Hence when certain characters are passed at the beginning of the URI, the NULL Pointer Dereference bug occurs, using '%', '{', '}', '`', '^', pipe and '&' characters.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apple Safari version 4 beta and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.