Lucene search

K
zdiChaitin Security Research LabZDI-17-367
HistoryMay 30, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

(Pwn2Own) Apple Safari WebSQL snippet Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2017-05-3000:00:00
Chaitin Security Research Lab
www.zerodayinitiative.com
41

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

73.2%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of WebSQL. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.