Apple Safari up to 5.1.0 Private Browsing information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple Safari up to 5.1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Private Browsing. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-3242. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Private Browsing. 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 Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize the Always value of the Block Cookies setting, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.

The weakness was published 10/14/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3242. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 56482 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1.1), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70569), Tenable (56482), SecurityFocus (BID 50180†), OSVDB (76391†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33949†). Similar entries are available at VDB-59061, VDB-59059, VDB-59058 and VDB-59057. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 56482
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1.1
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OpenVAS ID: 802192
OpenVAS Name: Apple MAC OS X v10.6.8 Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b
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08/19/2011 🔍
10/12/2011 +54 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +2 days 🔍
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11/28/2011 +45 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1211 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3242 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3242
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59060
X-Force: 70569
SecurityFocus: 50180 - WebKit Private Browsing Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 76391
Vulnerability Center: 33949 - Apple Safari \x3C5.1.1 on Mac OS X Security Bypass Vulnerability Related to Block Cookies Settings, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 01:27
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/05/2017 14:58 (11), 11/24/2021 01:20 (4), 11/24/2021 01:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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