Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via vectors related to improper canonicalization of URLs within RSS feeds.

The weakness was presented 07/21/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0244 since 12/23/2010. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55638 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1 / 5.0.6), 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 119436 (Apple Safari Prior to 5.1 and 5.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (55638), SecurityFocus (BID 48860†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32389†). See VDB-4694, VDB-55546, VDB-54831 and VDB-56804 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 55638
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1 / 5.0.6
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OpenVAS ID: 802233
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - July 2011 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58073
SecurityFocus: 48860 - WebKit URL Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32389 - Apple Safari before 5.0.6 WebKit Remote File System Read Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 01/26/2025 06:07 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (58), 03/28/2017 09:01 AM (10), 11/15/2021 11:09 AM (4), 01/26/2025 06:07 AM (24)
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