Vulnerability in Apple Safari
CVE-2011-3845
Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari 5.1.2, when a plug-in with a blocking function is installed, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that is accessed during user interaction with the plug-in, leading to improper coordination between an API call and the plug-in unloading functionality, as demonstrated by the Adobe Flash and RealPlayer plug-ins.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Safari — versions 5.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73713 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/45758 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/79849 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52325 (vdb-entry)