Apple Safari 1.x/2.0.1 - Data URI Memory Corruption

Author: Jonathan Rockway
type: dos
platform: osx
port: 
date_added: 2005-09-17
date_updated: 2013-06-18
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2005-3018;OSVDB-19569
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14868/info

Apple Safari is prone to a memory corruption vulnerability. This issue is exposed when the browser opens specific 'data:' URIs, causing the browser to crash.

Though unconfirmed, this vulnerability could be exploitable to execute arbitrary code.

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