Apple Safari up to 5.1.0 access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.0 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not enforce an intended policy for file: URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.

The weakness was presented 10/14/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3230. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56482 (Mac OS X : Safari < 5.1.1), 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 databases at X-Force (70567), Tenable (56482), SecurityFocus (BID 50162†), OSVDB (76389†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33899†).

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Apple

Name

Safari

Version

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 56482
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Safari < 5.1.1
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OpenVAS ID: 802192
OpenVAS Name: Apple MAC OS X v10.6.8 Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: safari_file_policy.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple Safari file:// Arbitrary Code Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b
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Timelineinfo

08/19/2011 🔍
10/14/2011 +56 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +0 days 🔍
11/22/2011 +39 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1217 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2437 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3230 (🔍)
X-Force: 70567
SecurityFocus: 50162
OSVDB: 76389
Vulnerability Center: 33899 - Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Web Site, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/24/2021 12:49 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (63), 04/05/2017 02:52 PM (7), 11/24/2021 12:38 AM (4), 11/24/2021 12:49 AM (2)
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