Apple Safari up to 1.2.3 HTML Tag table authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple Safari up to 1.2.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTML Tag Handler. Such manipulation of the argument table leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1121. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 1.2.3 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component HTML Tag Handler. The manipulation of the argument table 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Apple Safari 1.0 through 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to spoof the URL displayed in the status bar via TABLE tags.

The weakness was disclosed 11/01/2004 by Gilbert Verdian as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1121 since 12/01/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15898 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-12-02)), 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 115043 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2004-12-02 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2004-12-02)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31448.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17909), Exploit-DB (24716), Tenable (15898), SecurityFocus (BID 11573†) and OSVDB (12203†). The entries VDB-919, VDB-1906, VDB-21542 and VDB-22502 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 15898
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-12-02)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Gilbert Verdian
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22352
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X-Force: 17909
SecurityFocus: 11573 - Apple Safari Web Browser TABLE Status Bar URI Obfuscation Weakness
Secunia: 13047
OSVDB: 12203 - Apple - Safari - Web Browser TABLE Status Bar - URI Obfuscation Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 8852 - URL Display Spoofing in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari via TABLE Tags, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:22
Updated: 01/27/2025 07:51
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:22 (73), 06/08/2019 09:05 (7), 11/21/2024 05:40 (17), 01/27/2025 07:51 (11)
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