Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Safari up to 3.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 3.0.4 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WebCore, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, does not properly mask the password field when reverse conversion is used with the Kotoeri input method, which allows physically proximate attackers to read the password.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was published 03/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1005 since 02/26/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31604 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.1), 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 115753 (Apple Safari 3.1 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41329), Tenable (31604), SecurityFocus (BID 28326†), OSVDB (43362†) and Secunia (SA29393†). Similar entries are available at VDB-41586, VDB-41585, VDB-41584 and VDB-41583. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 31604
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 2.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41580
X-Force: 41329
SecurityFocus: 28326 - Apple Safari WebCore 'Kotoeri' Password Field Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 29393 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43362 - Apple Safari - WebCore 'Kotoeri' Password Field Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019656
Vulnerability Center: 17960 - Apple Safari WebCore Allows Local Attackers with Physical Access to Read Password, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-0920

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 12:01
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (71), 08/07/2019 12:01 (12)
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