SB2016071913 - Memory corruption in Apple Safari
Published: July 19, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071913
CSH Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4584)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in Apple Safari. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause arbitrary code execution by creating a specially crafted web site that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error in WebKit.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.