CVE-2007-2163 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Apple Safari by sending JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, requiring user interaction to visit the malicious page.
- 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-2007-2163?
CVE-2007-2163 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 22 Apr 2007. 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 (browser crash) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2163 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-2007-2163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-44x9-mhh2-9wm8.