Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Safari RSS in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, and Windows XP and Vista, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the local security zone via a crafted feed: URL, related to "input validation issues."

The bug was discovered 02/12/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2009 by Clint Ruoho with Laconic Security (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0137 since 01/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35687 (Safari < 3.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48723) and Tenable (35687). The entries 42789, 46521, 46520 and 46519 are pretty similar.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 35687
Nessus Name: Safari < 3.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102026
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/27/2019 +1624 days 🔍

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Clint Ruoho
Organization: Laconic Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0137 (🔍)
X-Force: 48723
Vulnerability Center: 20905 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 Safari RSS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33234 - Apple Safari 'feed:' URI Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 53991 - CVE-2009-0137 - Apple - Safari - Multiple Unspecified Issues

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/27/2019 11:54
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (69), 08/27/2019 11:54 (6)
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