CVE-2005-3018 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Apple Safari by tricking users into visiting a crafted data:// URL, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2005-3018?
CVE-2005-3018 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 21 Sep 2005. 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
Apple Safari allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted data:// URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3018?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3018?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3018 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-2005-3018 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3018 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8xvc-7hjc-8cjx.