Apple Safari File Type privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component File Type Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component File Type Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/10/2006 by Andris Baumberger and Will Dormann (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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 T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21073 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21073), SecurityFocus (BID 17081†), OSVDB (23869†) and Secunia (SA19129†). See VDB-2080, VDB-2081, VDB-2079 and VDB-29190 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• Safari

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 21073
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-002)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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03/13/2006 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Andris Baumberger, Will Dormann
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83583
SecurityFocus: 17081
Secunia: 19129 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 23869 - Apple Safari Safe File Type Bypass Variation

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2016 08:11
Updated: 07/29/2022 02:57
Changes: 05/06/2016 08:11 (54), 11/17/2018 09:47 (3), 07/29/2022 02:57 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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