Advisory Details

August 27th, 2019

Apple Safari InlineBox Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-19-767
ZDI-CAN-8438

CVE ID CVE-2019-8681
CVSS SCORE 5.0, AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AFFECTED VENDORS Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Safari
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple Safari. 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 InlineBox renderer method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210357
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-05-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-08-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT G. Geshev
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