Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.0 does not properly handle drag-and-drop events, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2012 by David Bloom (Slawomir Blazek) with Cue as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3689 since 06/19/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 60127 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (60127). The entries 4654, 4645, 4650 and 5585 are pretty similar.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 60127
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802924
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - July 2012 (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: Safari 6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5400
Researcher: David Bloom (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Cue
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CVE: CVE-2012-3689 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027307 - Apple Safari Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof the URL Address Bar, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 35757 - Apple Safari Before 6.0 WebKit Drag-and-Drop Handling Allows Same Origin Policy Bypass, Medium
SecurityFocus: 54686 - WebKit CVE-2012-3689 Cross Origin Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84200

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/07/2012 18:31
Updated: 03/27/2021 07:09
Changes: 08/07/2012 18:31 (75), 04/15/2017 16:04 (13), 03/27/2021 07:09 (4)
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