Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | Apple Safari WebKit fails to properly handle a crafted URL |
Informations | |||
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Name | VU#705529 | First vendor Publication | 2008-04-18 |
Vendor | VU-CERT | Last vendor Modification | 2008-04-18 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | M |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 4.3 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Vulnerability Note VU#705529Apple Safari WebKit fails to properly handle a crafted URLOverviewA vulnerability in the way Apple Mac OS X handles specially crafted URLs may allow an attacker to execute script in the context of another site..I. DescriptionAccording to Apple Safari 3.1.1:An issue exists in WebKit's handling of URLs containing a colon character in the host name. Opening a maliciously crafted URL may lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This update addresses the issue through improved handling of URLs. Note that this issue affects Safari for both Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X. II. ImpactThis vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute script in the context of another site.III. SolutionApply Apple UpdatesApple has released an update to address this vulnerability. Refer to Apple Safari 3.1.1.
References
This issue is adressed in Apple Safari 3.1.1. Apple credits Robert Swiecki of the Google Security Team, and David Bloom for reporting this issue. This document was written by Chris Taschner.
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Original Source
Url : http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/705529 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-79 | Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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44468 | Apple Safari WebKit URL Hostname XSS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2008-04-18 | Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several issues. File : macosx_Safari3_1_1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2008-04-18 | Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several issues. File : safari_3_1_1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |