SB2016071912 - Resource exhaustion in Apple Safari
Published: July 19, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071912
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4592)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service.The vulnerability exists due to access control error in Apple Safari. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service bycreating a specially crafted web site that, when loaded by the target user, will consume excessive memory resources on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.