VDB-27997 · CVE-2005-4678 · SA17618

Apple Safari 2.0.2 authentication spoofing

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5.3	$5k-$25k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 2.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Safari 2.0.2 (aka 416.12) allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the status bar via the title in an image in a link to a trusted site within a form to the malicious site. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4678 since 01/31/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/16/2018).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entry 24356 is pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Apple

Name

Safari

Version

2.0.2

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/17/2005 🔍
12/31/2005 +44 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +0 days 🔍
01/31/2006 +31 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3327 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +1222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4678 (🔍)
Secunia: 17618 - Safari Image Control Status Bar Spoofing Weakness, Not Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/16/2018 09:18
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (44), 07/16/2018 09:18 (7)
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