Apple Safari up to 5.1.6 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.6 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The extension subsystem in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.78 does not properly handle history navigation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging a "Universal XSS (UXSS)" issue.

The weakness was shared 05/09/2012 by Sergey Glazunov with VUPEN as HT5282 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3046 since 08/09/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59069 (Safari < 5.1.7 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165294 (SUSE Security Update for Update for Chromium, v8 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0374-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73787) and Tenable (59069). The entries 5341, 4724, 4805 and 5342 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59069
Nessus Name: Safari < 5.1.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71159
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 5.1.7

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5282
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3046 (🔍)
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X-Force: 73787
Vulnerability Center: 34632 - Google Chrome < 17.0.963.78 History Navigation Universal Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 52369 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.78 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47292 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81795

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/15/2012 10:55
Updated: 03/24/2021 14:28
Changes: 05/15/2012 10:55 (79), 04/10/2017 11:44 (9), 03/24/2021 14:28 (3)
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