Apple Safari up to 3.2.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1700. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The XSLT implementation in 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 does not properly handle redirects, which allows remote attackers to read XML content from arbitrary web pages via a crafted document.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was published 06/08/2009 by Tavis Ormandy (Shadow) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1700 since 05/20/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download 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 116453 (Apple Safari 4.0 Not Installed).

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 (54973†), Secunia (SA35379†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22600†). Similar entries are available at VDB-30600, VDB-43510, VDB-43183 and VDB-45184. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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: 800814
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities June-09 (Win) - I
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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: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1700 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48525
SecurityFocus: 35260 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 54973 - Apple Safari WebKit XSLT Redirect Handling Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 22600 - Apple Safari < 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0-2.2.1, and iPod Touch OS 1.1-2.2.1 XSLT XML Content Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1522

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/13/2025 00:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (76), 09/06/2019 11:56 (7), 04/13/2025 00:26 (20)
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