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Apple Safari 'WebKit.dll' Stack Consumption Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/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 has Apple Safari installed and is prone to Stack Consumption vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to error in 'WebKit.dll' in WebKit which can be caused via JavaScript code that calls eval on a long string composed of 'A/' sequences.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Apple Safari version prior to 4.0

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Safari version 4.0 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)