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.

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (55638). See 4694, 55546, 54831 and 56804 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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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07/20/2011 +209 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1337 days 🔍
11/15/2021 +2429 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0244 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 32389 - Apple Safari before 5.0.6 WebKit Remote File System Read Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 48860 - WebKit URL Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/15/2021 11:09
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 03/28/2017 09:01 (10), 11/15/2021 11:09 (4)
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