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>> Apple Safari "KHTMLParser::popOneBlock()" Client-Side Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Title : Apple Safari "KHTMLParser::popOneBlock()" Client-Side Memory Corruption Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3069
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3946
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-07-31
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A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Safari, which could be exploited by remote attackers to crash a vulnerable browser or take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to a memory corruption error in the "KHTMLParser::popOneBlock()" function when handling a script element in a div object redefining the document body, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted Web page.
Affected Products
Apple Safari version 2.0.4 (419.3) and prior
Solution
Upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.4.8 or apply Security Upgrade 2006-006 :
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3069
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-31-safari-khtmlparserpoponeblock.html
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Jose Avila III and Pusscat
ChangeLog
2006-07-31 : Initial release
2006-09-29 : Updated Solution
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