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Posted on 23 July 2009
Source : packetstormsecurity.org Link
Fell quite behind on this one, here it is.
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Phone &iPod Touch - Remote arbritary code execution
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Reference : [GSEC-TZO-45-2009] - iPhone remote arbritary code execution
WWW : http://www.g-sec.lu/iphone-remote-code-exec.html
CVE : CVE-2009-1698
BID : 35318
Credit : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Discovered by : Thierry Zoller
Affected products :
- iPhone OS 1.x through 2.2.1
- iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.x through 2.2.1
I. Background
Wikipedia quote: "Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an American multinational corporation which designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products. The company's best-known hardware products include "
II. Description
Calling the CSS attr() attribute with a large number leads to memory corruption, heap spraying allows execution of code.
III. Impact
Arbitrary remote code execution can be achieved by creating a special website and entice
the victim into visiting that site.
IV. Proof of concept
None will be released
VI. About
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address the growing need for allround (effective) security consultancy
in Luxembourg.
By providing extensive security auditing, rigid policy design, and
implementation of cutting-edge defensive/offensive systems, G-SEC
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organizations seeking enterprise wide data security.
