Advisory Details

June 8th, 2010

Apple Webkit SVG RadialGradiant Run-in Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-101
ZDI-CAN-764

CVE ID CVE-2010-1749
CVSS SCORE 10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS WebKit
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['9848']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari's Webkit. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the application's support of the run-in display property. On insertion of a specific element with the "run-in" display property, the application will create a duplicate reference of a child element used to support that attribute. Upon destruction of the parent container, the application will then call the destructor for this child element multiple times. Successful exploitation can lead to code execution under the context of the application.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2010-05-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2010-06-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT wushi of team509
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