Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.5; iOS before 4.3.2 for iPhone, iPod, and iPad; iOS before 4.2.7 for iPhone 4 (CDMA); and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by adding children to a WBR tag and then removing the tag, related to text nodes, as demonstrated by Chaouki Bekrar during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Ios | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Apple iOS | Oct 8, 2014 | Mar 10, 2011 |
| Apple Itunes | — | Upgrade Apple iTunes to the latest version | Jun 25, 2026 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Apple Safari | — | Uninstall Apple Safari on WindowsUpgrade to Apple Safari version 5.0.5 | Jan 5, 2012 | Mar 10, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwebkit-1_0-2Upgrade libwebkit-langUpgrade libwebkit-devel | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
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