Safari < 3.1.1 PCRE Nested Repetition Count Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4472

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Apple Safari that is less than 3.1.1.

This version of Safari is vulnerable to a remote exploit. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to be able to entice a user to browse to a malicious URI and further entice the user to download a file. Successful exploitation would result in the attacker executing arbitary code. In addition, this version of Safari is running a version of AppleWebKit that is less than 525.18. There are a number of flaws associated with that version of AppleWebKit as well.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1.1 or higher.

See Also

http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/14445

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 4472

Family: Web Clients

Published: 4/17/2008

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1024, CVE-2008-1025, CVE-2008-1026

BID: 28814, 28815, 28813