Advisory Details

April 11th, 2014

(Pwn2Own\Pwn4Fun) Apple Webkit JSStringJoiner Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-14-090
ZDI-CAN-2206

CVE ID CVE-2014-1300
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 ['13734']. 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 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 handling of string objects. The issue lies in the joining of strings in an array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6181
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2014-03-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2014-04-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
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