Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-3691. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.0 does not properly handle Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) property values, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

The weakness was released 07/25/2012 by Julien Chaffraix (Slawomir Blazek) with Apple Product Security as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with Apple. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3691 since 06/19/2012. 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120376 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-07-25-1)).

Upgrading to version 6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (84204†), Secunia (SA50058†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027307†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4654, VDB-4645, VDB-4650 and VDB-5585. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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OpenVAS ID: 802924
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - July 2012 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5400
Researcher: Julien Chaffraix (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Apple Product Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3691 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5861

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Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84204
SecurityTracker: 1027307

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2012 18:37
Updated: 01/04/2025 20:34
Changes: 08/07/2012 18:37 (65), 04/29/2018 00:08 (7), 01/04/2025 20:34 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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