Apple Safari 4.0/4.0.1/4.0.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 4.0/4.0.1/4.0.2. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2196. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 4.0/4.0.1/4.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari 4 before 4.0.3 allows remote web servers to place an arbitrary web site in the Top Sites view, and possibly conduct phishing attacks, via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2009 by Inferno (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2196. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40553 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0.3), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116553 (Apple Safari 4.0.3 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 10.5.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52388), Tenable (40553), SecurityFocus (BID 36022†), SecurityTracker (ID 1022718†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23215†). The entries VDB-49399, VDB-49398 and VDB-49396 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 40553
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0.3
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OpenVAS ID: 900912
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Aug09
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 10.5.8

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Inferno
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49397
X-Force: 52388
SecurityFocus: 36022 - Apple Safari Top Site Feature Website Promotion Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1022718
Vulnerability Center: 23215 - Apple Safari 4-4.0.2 Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Phishing Attacks, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/06/2025 08:12
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/13/2017 10:11 (10), 08/14/2021 02:29 (4), 08/14/2021 02:37 (1), 07/27/2024 17:55 (16), 04/06/2025 08:12 (4)
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