BROWSER-WEBKIT -- Snort has detected traffic known to exploit vulnerabilities present in the Webkit browser engine (aside from Chrome) this includes Apple’s Safari, RIM’s mobile browser, Nokia, KDE, Webkit itself, and Palm. Attacks often insert code via exploits, cause webkit renderings in the browser to crash, or otherwise create chaos or exploit for entrance.
BROWSER-WEBKIT Apple Safari WebKit handleIntrinsicCall type confusion attempt
This event is generated when an attempt to exploit Apple Safari via CVE-2018-4382 is detected. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: A vulnerability exists in Apple Safari Webkit. Specifically the vulnerability exists in the ByteCodeParser::handleIntrinsicCall method. It is possible to craft Javascript in such a way that will cause type confusion to occur. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially allow for remote code execution to occur. Ease of Attack:
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CVE-2018-4382Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1, tvOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, Safari 12.0.1, iTunes 12.9.1, iCloud for Windows 7.8. |
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