Apple Safari up to 4.0 Beta authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Safari. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-1710. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 allows remote attackers to spoof the browser s display of (1) the host name, (2) security indicators, and unspecified other UI elements via a custom cursor in conjunction with a modified CSS3 hotspot property.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was published 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 known as CVE-2009-1710 since 05/20/2009. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 44815 (Debian DSA-1950-1 : webkit - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian 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 to version 1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51263), Tenable (44815), SecurityFocus (BID 35260†), OSVDB (55014†) and Secunia (SA35379†). Similar entries are available at VDB-30600, VDB-43510, VDB-43183 and VDB-45184. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 44815
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1950-1 : webkit - several 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 1.3

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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-2009-1710 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1710
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48535

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X-Force: 51263
SecurityFocus: 35260 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 55014 - Apple Safari WebKit Transparent Custom Cursor / CSS3 Hotspot Browser UI Element Spoofing
Vulnerability Center: 22608 - Apple Safari < 4.0 Remote Spoofing of UI Elements via a Custom Cursor and CSS3 Hotspot Property, Low
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 (83), 09/06/2019 12:33 (6), 04/13/2025 00:26 (20)
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