Apple Safari up to 5.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1796. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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 confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The AutoFill feature in Apple Safari before 5.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive Address Book Card information via JavaScript code that forces keystroke events for input fields.

The weakness was shared 07/30/2010 by Natalie Silvanovich (team509) with University of Szeged (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1796. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/21/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47887 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.1 / 4.1.1), 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 118313 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT4276)).

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 10064.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47887), SecurityFocus (BID 42020†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26621†). The entries VDB-4171, VDB-4317, VDB-54208 and VDB-54207 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 47887
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.1 / 4.1.1
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OpenVAS ID: 901138
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - July 10
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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05/06/2010 🔍
07/28/2010 +83 days 🔍
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07/30/2010 +2 days 🔍
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08/01/2010 +2 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1691 days 🔍
09/21/2021 +2378 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (team509)
Organization: University of Szeged
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54209

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SecurityFocus: 42020 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 5.0.1 and 4.1.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 26621 - Apple Safari AutoFill Feature Remote Address Book Card Information Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/21/2021 14:18
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (59), 03/01/2017 10:16 (12), 09/21/2021 14:16 (4), 09/21/2021 14:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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