Apple Safari up to 6.2.6/7.1.6/8.0.6 SQLite Authorizer access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 6.2.6/7.1.6/8.0.6 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component SQLite Authorizer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/30/2015 by Peter Rutenbar as HT20495 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3659 since 05/07/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84491 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.2.7 / 7.1.7 / 8.0.7 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196436 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkitgtk Vulnerabilities (USN-2937-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.2.7, 7.1.7 or 8.0.7 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 (84491). The entries 13296, 68328, 74029 and 74034 are pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 84491
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.2.7 / 7.1.7 / 8.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802233
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 July15 (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: Safari 6.2.7/7.1.7/8.0.7

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT20495
Researcher: Peter Rutenbar
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3659 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032754
Vulnerability Center: 50864 - Apple Safari before 6.2.7, 7.0 before 7.1.7 and 8.0 before 8.0.7 Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 75492

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2015 14:36
Updated: 05/23/2022 06:36
Changes: 07/02/2015 14:36 (76), 07/02/2017 12:20 (1), 05/23/2022 06:25 (3), 05/23/2022 06:36 (1)
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