Apple Safari up to 3.2.3 Private Browsing information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 3.2.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Private Browsing. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-1706. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Safari up to 3.2.3 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function of the component Private Browsing. 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 Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows does not remove cookies from the alternate cookie store in unspecified circumstances upon (1) disabling of the feature or (2) exit of the application, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was released 06/08/2009 by Tavis Ormandy (Shadow) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1706 since 05/20/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39339 (Safari < 4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows 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 to version 3.0.3 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 Tenable (39339), SecurityFocus (BID 35260†), OSVDB (54997†), Secunia (SA35379†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22605†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-30600, VDB-43511, VDB-43510 and VDB-43183. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39339
Nessus Name: Safari < 4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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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Upgrade: Safari 3.0.3

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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-2009-1706 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48531
SecurityFocus: 35260 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 54997 - Apple Safari Private Browsing Cookie Removal Weakness Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 22605 - Apple Safari < 4.0 on Windows Private Browsing Feature Cookie Data Information 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: 09/06/2019 12:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (83), 09/06/2019 12:23 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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