CVE-2004-0361 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Safari by creating a large array, causing a denial of service via segmentation fault.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0361?
CVE-2004-0361 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Javascript engine in Safari 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by creating a new Array object with a large size value, then writing into that array.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0361?
How do I fix CVE-2004-0361?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-0361 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0361 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7j3-x6cj-xxx3.