CVE-2011-3845
Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari 5.1.2, when a plug-in with a blocking function is installed, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that is accessed during user interaction with the plug-in,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari 5.1.2, when a plug-in with a blocking function is installed, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that is accessed during user interaction with the plug-in, leading to improper coordination between an API call and the plug-in unloading functionality, as demonstrated by the Adobe Flash and RealPlayer plug-ins.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.77% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/79849
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45758Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52325
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73713
- http://osvdb.org/79849
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45758Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52325
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73713
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.