CVE-2011-1290
Description
Integer overflow in WebKit, as used on the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Torch 9800 with firmware 6.0.0.246, in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.133, and in Apple Safari before 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to CSS "style handling," nodesets, and a length value, as demonstrated by Vincenzo Iozzo, Willem Pinckaers, and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | webkit | | |
| rim | blackberry_torch_9800_firmware | 6.0.0.246 | |
References
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/71182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44151
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44154
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4596
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4607
- http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB26132
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2192
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517513/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46849
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0645
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0654
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0671
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0984
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2011-blackberry-falls-to-webkit-browser-attack/8401
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-104
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66052
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.