Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 Same Origin Policy information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Same Origin Policy. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0187. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Same Origin Policy. 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. CVE summarizes:
The plug-in in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain potentially sensitive video data via vectors involving a cross-site redirect.
The weakness was shared 03/22/2011 with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as HT4581 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-0187. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52754 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 119638 (Apple Mac OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3)).
Upgrading to version 10.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66234), Tenable (52754), SecurityFocus (BID 46992†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30690†). The entries VDB-4322, VDB-4387, VDB-4428 and VDB-4441 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 52754
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802336
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-006)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.5
Timeline
12/23/2010 🔍03/21/2011 🔍
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03/28/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT4581
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56924
X-Force: 66234
SecurityFocus: 46992 - Apple Mac OS X QuickTime Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 30690 - Apple Mac OS X 10.6-10.6.6 QuickTime plug-in Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/20/2015 16:16Updated: 03/20/2025 21:36
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (64), 03/20/2017 09:19 (9), 10/21/2021 09:04 (4), 10/21/2021 09:06 (2), 03/20/2025 21:36 (21)
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