Apple iOS up to 4.2 input validation

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 4.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.4 and iOS before 4.3, does not properly handle redirects in conjunction with HTTP Basic Authentication, which might allow remote web servers to capture credentials by logging the Authorization HTTP header.

The weakness was disclosed 03/11/2011 by Paul with CERT (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0160. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 03/30/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52612 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.4), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119032 (Apple Safari Prior to 5.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2011-03-09-2)).

Upgrading to version 4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65999), Tenable (52612), SecurityFocus (BID 46808†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025182†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31874†). The entries VDB-54832, VDB-56823, VDB-56822 and VDB-56821 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 52612
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.4
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OpenVAS ID: 802235
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - March 2011 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 4.0

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03/09/2011 +76 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Paul
Organization: CERT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56817

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X-Force: 65999
SecurityFocus: 46808 - WebKit CVE-2011-0160 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1025182
Vulnerability Center: 31874 - WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.4 and iOS before 4.3 Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 04:16 PM
Updated: 03/30/2025 03:09 AM
Changes: 03/20/2015 04:16 PM (60), 03/24/2017 10:09 AM (11), 10/19/2021 02:14 PM (4), 10/19/2021 02:17 PM (1), 01/26/2025 10:48 PM (18), 03/30/2025 03:09 AM (1)
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