Apple Keynote 'keynote:' Lets Remote Users Access Local Files
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1014053
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1014053
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CVE Reference: CAN-2005-1408
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 25 2005
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Impact: Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Apple Security Advisory
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Version(s): 2, 2.0.1
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Apple Keynote. A remote user can obtain files from the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted Keynote presentation that, when loaded by the target user via the 'keynote:' URL handler,
can access files on the target user's system.
The vendor credits David Remahl with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can obtain files from the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has released a fixed version (2.0.2), available via Software Updates or at:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
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Vendor URL: docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301713 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (OS X)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:23:04 -0400
Subject: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301713
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> Keynote 2.0.2
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> CVE-ID: CAN-2005-1408
> Available for: Keynote 2, Keynote 2.0.1
> Impact: A maliciously modified Keynote presentation could be constructed to retrieve
> files from the local system.
> Description: With a specially crafted Keynote presentation and the use of the
> "keynote:" URI handler, it is possible that local files could be read and then sent
> to an arbitrary network location. This issue has been addressed in two ways:
> References to external resources have been limited, and the registration of the
> "keynote:" URI handler has been removed. This issue does not affect Keynote versions
> prior to Keynote 2. Credit to David Remahl (www.remahl.se/david) for reporting this
> issue.
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