CVE-2007-4812 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2007-09-11

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4793	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0304.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00003.html
http://osvdb.org/43971
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3111
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478802/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26448

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Safari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-11T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.799Z

Reserved: 2007-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4812

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-11T18:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:44:50.537

Link: CVE-2007-4812

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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