High severity · published Apr 24, 2017
CVE-2011-3438
WebKit, as used in Safari 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) or arbitrary code execution
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WebKit, as used in Safari 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) or arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Safari · Apple
5.0.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3438
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3438
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
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