Description
Race condition in WebKit in Apple iOS before 6.0.1 and Safari before 6.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving JavaScript arrays.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | qtwebkit-source | No fix yet | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Safari 6.0.1 for iOS 6.0 / Apple Mac OSX 10.7/8 - Heap Buffer Overflow EDB-28081 · remote · Sep 4, 2013
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 51445 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5567
- APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-2 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2012-11-01-1 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2012-11-01-2 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5921
- 56362 vdb-entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5568
- 20121101 APPLE-SA-2012-11-01-1 iOS 6.0.1 mailing-list
- 20121101 APPLE-SA-2012-11-01-2 Safari 6.0.2 mailing-list
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5598