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Apple iPhone Mobile Safari Browser Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Apple iPhone Mobile Safari Browser is prone to a remote heap-overflow vulnerability that can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a device with administrative privileges.

The researchers responsible for discovering this issue have developed exploit code that can steal sensitive information from a vulnerable device and send it to a remote server. Another proof of concept that exploits the same issue can be used to perform physical actions on the phone such as making a sound or setting the phone to vibrate. The researchers have not yet disclosed the complete details of this vulnerability but will do so as part of a presentation for the BlackHat security conference on August 2, 2007.

This issue also affects Safari on other platforms including Windows and Mac OS X.