Vulnerability CVE-2009-2421
Published: 2009-07-09   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
The CFCharacterSetInitInlineBuffer method in CoreFoundation.dll in Apple Safari 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a "high-bit character" in a URL fragment for an unspecified protocol.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Apple Safari - Null pointer dereference
nruns
23.06.2009

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Apple -> Safari 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504479/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35481
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