Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-5150. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.9.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The history-clearing feature in Safari in Apple iOS before 7 does not clear the back/forward history of an open tab, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an unattended workstation.

The weakness was released 10/16/2014 as HT6535 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5150 since 08/15/2013. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

History of pages recently visited in an open tab may remain after clearing of history

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69984 (Apple iOS < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mobile Devices.

Upgrading to version 10.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed by clearing the back/forward history.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87228), Tenable (69984), SecurityFocus (BID 62573†), OSVDB (97444†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031063†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9014, VDB-9017, VDB-9018 and VDB-9019. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69984
Nessus Name: Apple iOS < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.10

Timelineinfo

08/15/2013 🔍
09/18/2013 +34 days 🔍
09/19/2013 +1 days 🔍
01/01/2014 +104 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +288 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6535
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5150 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5150
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68031
X-Force: 87228
SecurityFocus: 62573
OSVDB: 97444
SecurityTracker: 1031063 - Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Elevated Privileges, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 42758 - Apple iOS <7 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability via History Clearing, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2014 10:22
Updated: 02/23/2022 14:16
Changes: 10/17/2014 10:22 (70), 05/18/2017 17:45 (6), 02/23/2022 14:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:DA1:103

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