VDB-1700 · CVE-2005-1769 · XFDB 21038

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 through 1.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown attack vectors in (1) the URL or (2) an e-mail message.

The bug was discovered 06/16/2005. The weakness was published 08/16/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1769 since 05/31/2005. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18545 (GLSA-200506-19 : SquirrelMail: Several XSS vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117856 (CentOS Security Update for SquirrelMail (CESA-2005:595)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at docs.info.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21038) and Tenable (18545). Similar entries are available at 24976, 26071 and 25773.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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Mac OS X

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License

commercial

Support

end of life

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 18545
Nessus Name: GLSA-200506-19 : SquirrelMail: Several XSS vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54348
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 756-1 (squirrelmail)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 1.4.5
Patch: docs.info.apple.com

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05/31/2005 🔍
06/16/2005 +16 days 🔍
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08/16/2005 +32 days 🔍
08/22/2005 +6 days 🔍
07/04/2019 +5064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1769 (🔍)
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X-Force: 21038
Vulnerability Center: 8414 - SquirrelMail Cross Site Scripting Attacks via Hostile HTML and Script Code, Medium
SecurityFocus: 13973 - SquirrelMail Multiple Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16449 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17873 - SquirrelMail Multiple Unspecified XSS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2005 11:20
Updated: 07/04/2019 09:32
Changes: 08/22/2005 11:20 (89), 07/04/2019 09:32 (4)
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