Safari WebKit Input Validation Bug in Processing URLs Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019869
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019869
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1025
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Apr 16 2008
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Original Entry Date: Apr 16 2008
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Impact: Disclosure of authentication information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification 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): 3.1
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Safari. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
The browser does not properly filter HTML code from URLs. A remote user can create a specially crafted URL (containing a colon character
in the host name) that, when loaded by a target user, will cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the target user's browser.
The code will run in the security context of an arbitrary site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's
cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user
via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
Robert Swiecki of Google Information Security
Team and David Bloom reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with an arbitrary site,
access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix (3.1.1).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1467
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Vendor URL: support.apple.com/kb/HT1467 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (OS X), Windows (Vista), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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