CVE-2007-4812 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Safari or potentially execute code by setting a long document location hash, requiring user interaction to visit a 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-2007-4812?
CVE-2007-4812 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 11 Sep 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
Buffer overflow in Apple Safari 3.0.3 522.15.5, and other versions before Beta Update 3.0.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact by setting document.location.hash to a long string. NOTE: the crash might actually occur in the alert method.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4812?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4812?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4812 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-4812 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4812 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqcv-r5jr-3r2x.