Fortinet Discovers Apple Safari Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Summary

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Safari.

Solutions

FortiGuard Labs released the following FortiGate IPS signature which covers this specific vulnerability:

Apple.Safari.libxml2.XML.Handling.Memory.Corruption
Released Apr 15, 2013
Users should apply the solution provided by Apple.

Additional Information

The vulnerability can be triggered when visiting a maliciously crafted website. It could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Acknowledgement

Kai Lu of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs

IPS Subscription

Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet's intrusion prevention (IPS) service should be protected against this vulnerability with the appropriate configuration parameters in place. Fortinet's IPS service is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, which also offer comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content filtering and antispam capabilities. These services enable protection against threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are continuously updated by FortiGuard Labs, which enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and true zero-day protection from new and emerging threats. These updates are delivered to all FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. Fortinet strictly follows responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum protection during a threat's lifecycle.