Apple Safari prior 6.0 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-3715. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Safari before 6.0.1 makes http requests for https URIs in certain circumstances involving a paste into the address bar, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

The weakness was released 09/20/2012 by Aaron (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3715 since 06/19/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62216 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0.1 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 120542 (Apple Safari Prior to 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-3)).

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78680), Tenable (62216), SecurityFocus (BID 55626†), OSVDB (85655†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36618†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5450, VDB-5587, VDB-5588 and VDB-5589. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 62216
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803032
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Oct 2012 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.0

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09/19/2012 +92 days 🔍
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10/16/2012 +26 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +889 days 🔍
12/14/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Aaron
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62391
X-Force: 78680
SecurityFocus: 55626 - Apple Safari CVE-2012-3715 URL Handling Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 85655
Vulnerability Center: 36618 - Apple Safari <6.0.1 Paste Involving HTTP Requests Allows Remote Information Disclosure via Sniffing, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 08:57
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (61), 04/18/2017 11:54 (11), 12/14/2021 08:57 (3)
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