Buffer overflow in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted regular expressions in JavaScript.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41321 | vdb entry |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00402.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019654 | vdb entry |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00000.html | patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28338 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28290 | vdb entry |
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29924 | third party advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0920/references | vdb entry |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29393 | third party advisory |