Apple Mac OS X prior 10.6.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-0541. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WEBrick HTTP server in Ruby in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI that triggers a UTF-7 error page.

The weakness was presented 06/17/2010 by Kevin Finisterre (pagvac) with MIT Kerberos Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0541 since 02/03/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75729 (openSUSE Security Update : ruby (openSUSE-SU-2011:0561-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119555 (CentOS Security Update for Ruby (CESA-2011:0908)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (75729), SecurityFocus (BID 40871†), Secunia (SA40220†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26094†). See VDB-4141, VDB-51538, VDB-53699 and VDB-53695 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 75729
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : ruby (openSUSE-SU-2011:0561-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 67860
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ruby, ruby+pthreads, ruby+pthreads+oniguruma, ruby+oniguruma
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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02/03/2010 🔍
06/15/2010 +132 days 🔍
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06/21/2010 +4 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: RHSA-2011:0908
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (pagvac)
Organization: MIT Kerberos Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0541 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53683

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SecurityFocus: 40871 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.6.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40220 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 26094 - Ruby in Apple Mac OS X Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via a Crafted URI, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1481

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/18/2021 08:16
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 02/27/2017 21:24 (18), 09/18/2021 08:15 (3), 09/18/2021 08:16 (1)
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