Apple Safari up to 4.0 Beta access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1716. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

CFNetwork in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows does not properly protect the temporary files created for downloads, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was released 06/10/2009 by Tavis Ormandy (Shadow) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1716 since 05/20/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 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 1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (39339), SecurityFocus (BID 35260†), OSVDB (54995†), Secunia (SA35379†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022342†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-30600, VDB-43511, VDB-43510 and VDB-43183. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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 1.3

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09/06/2019 +1634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (Shadow)
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1716 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48541
SecurityFocus: 35260 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 54995 - Apple - Safari - CFNetwork Downloaded Files Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022342
Vulnerability Center: 22613 - Apple Safari < 4.0 on Windows CFNetwork Temporary Files Disclosure, Low
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 13:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (78), 09/06/2019 13:01 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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