Apple Safari up to 4.0 Beta cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Safari. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-1696. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 uses predictable random numbers in JavaScript applications, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track the behavior of a Safari user during a session.

The weakness was released 06/08/2009 by Tavis Ormandy (Shadow) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1696 since 05/20/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39338 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0), 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 165174 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:002)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (39338), SecurityFocus (BID 35260†), OSVDB (55027†), Secunia (SA35379†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22596†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-30600, VDB-43510, VDB-43183 and VDB-45184. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39338
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0
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OpenVAS ID: 800815
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities June-09 (Win) - II
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (Shadow)
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48521
SecurityFocus: 35260 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 55027 - Apple Safari WebKit JavaScript Application RNG Prediction Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 22596 - Apple Safari < 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0-2.2.1, and iPod Touch OS 1.1-2.2.1 JavaScript Predictable Numbers, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1522

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 11:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (78), 09/06/2019 11:41 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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