Bloop Airmail 3 3.5.9 on MacOS URL Request input validation

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A vulnerability has been found in Bloop Airmail 3 3.5.9 on MacOS and classified as critical. The impacted element is the function webView:decidePolicyForNavigationAction:request:frame:decisionListener of the component URL Handler. The manipulation as part of Request leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-15670. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Bloop Airmail 3 3.5.9 on MacOS. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function webView:decidePolicyForNavigationAction:request:frame:decisionListener of the component URL Handler. The manipulation as part of a Request 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 Bloop Airmail 3 3.5.9 for macOS. Its primary WebView instance implements "webView:decidePolicyForNavigationAction:request:frame:decisionListener:" such that OpenURL is the default URL handler. A navigation request is processed by the default URL handler only if the currentEvent is NX_LMOUSEUP or NX_OMOUSEUP. An attacker may abuse HTML elements with an EventHandler for a chance to validate navigation requests for URLs that are processed during the NX_LMOUSEUP event triggered by clicking an email.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2018. The weakness was shared 08/21/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at versprite.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-15670 since 08/21/2018. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-123118, VDB-123117 and VDB-123116 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Bloop

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• Airmail 3

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• 3.5.9

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