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Credit:
The information has been provided by J23.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-243/
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Vulnerable Systems:
* Apple WebKit
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within how the library handles implicitly defined styles. When processing a specific case for a style, the application will dispatch an event. During this dispatch, code can be executed that can be used to manipulate the DOM tree causing a type-switch. This type-switch can lead to code execution under the context of the application.
Patch Availability:
WebKit has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
CVE Information:
CVE-2011-0232
Disclosure Timeline:
2011-03-31 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-07-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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