Apple Safari up to 11.0 Address Bar input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 11.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Address Bar. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-13790. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 11.0 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Address Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11.0.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Safari" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was released 10/31/2017 with Tencent as HT208223 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13790 since 08/30/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104355 (macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0.1 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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370626 (Apple Safari 11.0.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-10-31-5)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.1 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 (104355). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-108926, VDB-108912, VDB-108913 and VDB-108914. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Apple

Name

Safari

Version

11.0

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 104355
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800656
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Security Updates( HT208223 )
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 11.0.1

Timelineinfo

08/30/2017 🔍
10/31/2017 +62 days 🔍
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11/02/2017 +2 days 🔍
11/03/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/12/2017 +9 days 🔍
01/21/2021 +1166 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208223
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13790 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13790
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108911
SecurityTracker: 1039706

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2017 14:16
Updated: 01/21/2021 15:56
Changes: 11/03/2017 14:16 (62), 12/03/2019 06:59 (9), 01/21/2021 15:51 (3), 01/21/2021 15:56 (11)
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