Apple Safari 3.2.2 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple Safari 3.2.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2058. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari 3.2.2 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple Safari before 3.2.2 uses the HTTP Host header to determine the context of a document provided in a (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response from a proxy server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script by modifying this CONNECT response, aka an "SSL tampering" attack.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2009. The weakness was disclosed 06/15/2009 with Microsoft (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2058 since 06/15/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38745 (Safari < 3.2.3 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.

Upgrading to version 3.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51193), Tenable (38745), SecurityFocus (BID 35380†), OSVDB (55130†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22703†). The entries VDB-48601, VDB-48604, VDB-48603 and VDB-48593 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 38745
Nessus Name: Safari < 3.2.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.2.2

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05/13/2009 +12 days 🔍
06/11/2009 +29 days 🔍
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06/15/2009 +4 days 🔍
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06/25/2009 +10 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2091 days 🔍
09/06/2019 +1634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2058 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2058
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48602
X-Force: 51193
SecurityFocus: 35380 - Multiple Browser Malicious Proxy HTTPS Man In The Middle Vulnerability
OSVDB: 55130 - CVE-2009-2058 - Apple - Safari - Man-In-The-Middle Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22703 - Apple Safari < 3.2.2 HTTP Host Header CONNECT Response Man-in-the-Middle Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 18:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (68), 09/06/2019 18:29 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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