Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 Address Book information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component Address Book. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-0217. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Address Book. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Safari before 5.0.6 provides AutoFill information to scripts that execute before HTML form submission, which allows remote attackers to obtain Address Book information via a crafted form, as demonstrated by a form that includes non-visible fields.

The weakness was disclosed 07/21/2011 by Miah (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0217. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 55638 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1 / 5.0.6), 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 119436 (Apple Safari Prior to 5.1 and 5.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68688), Tenable (55638), SecurityFocus (BID 48839†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32410†). The entries VDB-4401, VDB-4694, VDB-55546 and VDB-54831 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 55638
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1 / 5.0.6
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OpenVAS ID: 802233
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - July 2011 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b

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12/23/2010 🔍
07/20/2011 +209 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1337 days 🔍
11/15/2021 +2429 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Miah
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58057
X-Force: 68688
SecurityFocus: 48839 - Apple Safari 'AutoFill web forms' Feature Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32410 - Apple Safari before 5.0.6 AutoFill Malfunction Allows Address Book Leakage via Crafted Form, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/15/2021 09:38
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 03/28/2017 10:32 (9), 11/15/2021 09:37 (4), 11/15/2021 09:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:A0A:103

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