CVE-2006-1988 - The WebTextRenderer(WebInternal) _CG_drawRun:style:geometry: function in Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML LI tag with a large VALUE attribute (list item number), which triggers a null dereference in QPainter::drawText, probably due to a failed memory allocation that uses the VALUE

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The WebTextRenderer(WebInternal) _CG_drawRun:style:geometry: function in Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML LI tag with a large VALUE attribute (list item number), which triggers a null dereference in QPainter::drawText, probably due to a failed memory allocation that uses the VALUE

Published Apr 21, 2006

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.85%

Description

The WebTextRenderer(WebInternal) _CG_drawRun:style:geometry: function in Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML LI tag with a large VALUE attribute (list item number), which triggers a null dereference in QPainter::drawText, probably due to a failed memory allocation that uses the VALUE.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (8)

http://secunia.com/advisories/19686
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security-protocols.com/poc/sp-x26-2.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.osvdb.org/24823
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x26-advisory.php
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-1988
Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25946
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security-protocols.com/poc/sp-x26-2.html		x_refsource_MISC
http://www.osvdb.org/24823		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x26-advisory.php		x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-1988		Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25946		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF