Apple Safari 3.2.3 Protocol input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 3.2.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Protocol Handler. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2420. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 3.2.3 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Safari 3.2.3 does not properly implement the file: protocol handler, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (launch of multiple Windows Explorer instances) via vectors involving an unspecified HTML tag, possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-1703.

The weakness was shared 07/09/2009 by Alexios Fakos with n.runs AG (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2420 since 07/09/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (39338) and SecurityFocus (BID 35482†). The entries VDB-43510, VDB-43183, VDB-45184 and VDB-48950 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 39338
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0
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OpenVAS ID: 800656
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Denial Of Service Vulnerability - Jul09
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Alexios Fakos
Organization: n.runs AG
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48949
SecurityFocus: 35482 - Apple Safari 'file://' Protocol Handler Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/18/2018 16:25
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (65), 11/18/2018 16:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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