National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3944

Overview

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) library in the JavaScript engine in WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain JavaScript regular expressions. NOTE: this issue was originally reported only for MobileSafari on the iPhone. NOTE: it is not clear whether this stems from an issue in the original distribution of PCRE, which might already have a separate CVE identifier.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: XF

Name: iphone-safari-bo(35577)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/35577

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1018439

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018439

External Source: BID

Name: 25002

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25002

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.securityevaluators.com/iphone/exploitingiphone.pdf

Hyperlink:http://www.securityevaluators.com/iphone/exploitingiphone.pdf

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.securityevaluators.com/iphone/

Hyperlink:http://www.securityevaluators.com/iphone/

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/technology/23iphone.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1185163364-1OTsRJvbylLamj17FY2wnw&oref=slogin

Hyperlink:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/technology/23iphone.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1185163364-1OTsRJvbylLamj17FY2wnw&oref=slogin

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-2731

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/2731

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-2730

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/2730

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 26287

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/26287

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306174

Hyperlink:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306174

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306173

Hyperlink:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306173