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Apple Safari JavaScript 'Reload()' DoS Vulnerability - July09
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Apple Safari Web Browser and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a use-after-free error while calling the 'servePendingRequests()' function in WebKit.via a crafted HTML document that references a zero-length '.js' file and the JavaScript reload function.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apple Safari version 4.0.2 (4.30.19.1) and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
Apply the patch from the referenced WebKit development repository.