CVE-2006-1988
The WebTextRenderer(WebInternal) _CG_drawRun:style:geometry: function in Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML LI tag with a large VALUE attribute (list item number), which triggers a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.85%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The WebTextRenderer(WebInternal) _CG_drawRun:style:geometry: function in Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML LI tag with a large VALUE attribute (list item number), which triggers a null dereference in QPainter::drawText, probably due to a failed memory allocation that uses the VALUE.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.85% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19686
- http://security-protocols.com/poc/sp-x26-2.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/24823
- http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x26-advisory.phpExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25946
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19686
- http://security-protocols.com/poc/sp-x26-2.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/24823
- http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x26-advisory.phpExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25946
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.