Apple Safari up to 4.0.5

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Safari up to 4.0.5. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-1422. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 4.0.5 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, does not properly handle changes to keyboard focus that occur during processing of key press events, which allows remote attackers to force arbitrary key presses via a crafted HTML document.

The weakness was published 06/11/2010 by Masahiro Yamada (TippingPoint) with Context Information Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1422. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/30/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47751 (FreeBSD : webkit-gtk2 -- Multiple vulnerabilities (19419b3b-92bd-11df-b140-0015f2db7bde)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165213 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:015)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10148.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47751), SecurityFocus (BID 40620†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26252†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4138, VDB-4177, VDB-53762 and VDB-53588. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Nessus ID: 47751
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : webkit-gtk2 -- Multiple vulnerabilities (19419b3b-92bd-11df-b140-0015f2db7bde)
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OpenVAS ID: 67711
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: webkit-gtk2
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04/15/2010 🔍
06/07/2010 +53 days 🔍
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06/11/2010 +4 days 🔍
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07/01/2010 +20 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1722 days 🔍
03/30/2025 +3664 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: USN-1006-1⛔
Researcher: Masahiro Yamada (TippingPoint)
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53575

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SecurityFocus: 40620 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 5.0 and 4.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40105
Vulnerability Center: 26252 - Apple Safari \x3C5.0 WebKit Allows Remote Attackers to Force Arbitrary Key Presses via an HTML Document, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 03/30/2025 04:18
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 02/28/2017 11:30 (11), 09/15/2021 13:32 (6), 09/15/2021 13:38 (1), 03/30/2025 04:18 (16)
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