Advisory Details

January 24th, 2017

Apple Safari SearchInputType Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2017-2354
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Safari
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['26419']. 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. 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 SearchInputType objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution under the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-11-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-01-24 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Neymar of Tencent's Xuanwu LAB(http://www.tencent.com)

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