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BlackBerry Smartphones Browser WebKit Style Handling Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 16 Mar 2011 09:36 Release Date: 16 Mar 2011 6587 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Mobile & Apps

TYPE: Mobile & Apps

A vulnerability has been identified in various BlackBerry smartphones, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable smartphone. This issue is caused by a memory corruption error in WebKit when handling certain style data, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and gain unauthorized access to user data stored on the media card and in the built-in media storage on a smartphone by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page via a vulnerable BlackBerry browser.


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution
  • Information Disclosure

System / Technologies affected

  • BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone
  • BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone
  • BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone
  • BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone
  • BlackBerry Curve 9300 Series
  • BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Series
  • BlackBerry Style 9670 smartphone
  • BlackBerry Device Software versions 6.x

Solutions

  • It is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.

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