Attack (Attack ID:319506)

Release Date2010/03/09

Attack NameWEB-CLIENT Apple Safari Regular Expression heap buffer overflow -1 (CVE-2007-3944)

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Description

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:Remote code execution
Affected System:Others
Additional References:BID:25002;CVE-2007-3944

 

Solution

Update vendor's patch.