F-Secure Safe Browser up to 2.50.201102 on iOS Address Bar authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F-Secure Safe Browser up to 2.50.201102 on iOS. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Address Bar. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F-Secure Safe Browser up to 2.50.201102 on iOS (iOS App Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Address Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was published 05/19/2014 by Lukasz Pilorz as FSC-2014-4 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at f-secure.com. The public release has been coordinated with F-Secure. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An address bar spoofing vulnerability in F-Secure Safe Browser for iOS allows a user to be redirected to a malicious URL when a seemingly legitimate URL is clicked on.

The advisory illustrates:

Exploiting the vulnerability requires the user to click on a specially crafted, seemingly legitimate URL containing an embedded malicious redirect while using F-Secure Safe Browser for iOS. No attacks have been reported in the wild.

Upgrading to version 2.50.201102 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93288), SecurityFocus (BID 67506†), OSVDB (107176†) and Secunia (SA58556†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safe Browser 2.50.201102

Timelineinfo

05/19/2014 🔍
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04/02/2019 +1778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: FSC-2014-4
Researcher: Lukasz Pilorz
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13265
X-Force: 93288 - F-Secure Safe Browser for iOS spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67506 - F-Secure Safe Browser for iOS Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 58556 - F-Secure Safe Browser for iOS Address Bar Spoofing Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 107176

Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2014 00:18
Updated: 04/02/2019 10:59
Changes: 05/21/2014 00:18 (49), 04/02/2019 10:59 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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