Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-0679. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Safari before 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a feed:// URL.

The weakness was released 07/25/2012 by Aaron Sigel (Slawomir Blazek) with vtty.com as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with Apple. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0679 since 01/12/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60127 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0 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 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 X-Force (77676), Tenable (60127), SecurityFocus (BID 54692†), OSVDB (84214†) and Secunia (SA50058†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4654, VDB-4645, VDB-4650 and VDB-5585. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 60127
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802924
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - July 2012 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5400
Researcher: Aaron Sigel (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: vtty.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0679 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0679
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5871
X-Force: 77676
SecurityFocus: 54692 - Apple Safari CVE-2012-0679 URL Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84214
SecurityTracker: 1027307 - Apple Safari Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof the URL Address Bar, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 37844 - Apple Safari <6.0 Allows Remote Arbitrary Files Access via a 'feed://URL\x27 - CVE-2012-0679, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2012 13:19
Updated: 03/27/2021 07:17
Changes: 08/08/2012 13:19 (86), 04/23/2017 13:47 (5), 03/27/2021 07:17 (3)
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