# CVE-2014-1303: Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Safari 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2014-03-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Safari 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by Liang Chen during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

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## References

- http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-thursday-day-two/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0136.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0135.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0009.html
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/444157530139136000
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44200
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44204
- https://github.com/RKX1209/CVE-2014-1303

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