SafariWeb browser · Apple
CVE-2014-1268
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.1.2 and 7.x before 7.0.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1269 and CVE-2014-1270.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMemory corruption vulnerability in WebKit allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted website. The vulnerability affects Safari versions before 6.1.2 and 7.x before 7.0.2.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
SafariWeb browser
<= 6.1.1= 6.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2= 6.0.3= 6.0.4= 6.0.5= 6.1= 7.0= 7.0.1all versions= 10.7.0= 10.7.1= 10.7.2= 10.7.3= 10.7.4= 10.7.5= 10.8.0= 10.8.1= 10.8.2= 10.8.3= 10.8.4= 10.8.5= 10.7.0= 10.7.1= 10.7.2= 10.7.3= 10.7.4= 10.7.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Safari installation and versionOn Mac, open Safari and go to Safari > About Safari to view the version number. On Windows, check Help > About Safari. Record the full version string.Affected if Version is 6.1.1 or earlier, or 7.0 or 7.0.1 (all versions before 6.1.2 in the 6.x line, or before 7.0.2 in the 7.x line)
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Confirm WebKit is the rendering engineIn Safari, go to Safari > Preferences > Advanced and verify that 'Show Develop menu' is enabled. Then check Develop > User Agent to confirm it shows 'WebKit' in the string. Safari uses WebKit by default.Affected if WebKit is the active rendering engine (this is the default and required condition for the exploit)
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Check macOS version if applicableClick Apple menu > About This Mac to view the OS version. The specific affected versions are 10.7.0 through 10.7.5 and 10.8.0 through 10.8.5.Affected if macOS version is exactly 10.7.0, 10.7.1, 10.7.2, 10.7.3, 10.7.4, 10.7.5, 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.8.2, 10.8.3, 10.8.4, or 10.8.5, regardless of Safari version
You are affected if Safari version is below 6.1.2 (for 6.x) or below 7.0.2 (for 7.x), or if running the listed vulnerable macOS versions with any Safari version.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Apple Safari to version 6.1.2 or later, or 7.0.2 or later, depending on the OS branch in use.
Fix this in Safari
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-1268 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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