Safari WebKit Plug-in Interface Lets Remote Users Launch Local Applications
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021227 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021227
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-4216
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 14 2008
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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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Version(s): prior to 3.2
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Apple Safari. A remote user can launch local files to obtain potentially sensitive information.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will invoke the WebKit plug-in interface and launch local URLs. This can be exploited to obtain potentially sensitive information from the target user's system.
Billy Rios of Microsoft and Nitesh Dhanjani of Ernst & Young reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can launch local files to obtain potentially sensitive information.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (3.2), available via the Apple Software Update application, or Apple's Safari download site at:
http://www.apple.com/safari/download/
Safari for Mac OS X v10.5.5
The download file is named: "Safari3.2Leo.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 540668ffd5e3a4727720b8687e05f7c43908424a
Safari for Mac OS X v10.4.11
The download file is named: "Safari3.2Ti.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 463619e89f421eceaed32ea5e9a48891ad8fdb4e
Safari for Windows XP or Vista
The download file is named: "SafariSetup.exe"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 38be6fb56f20de8c312956cd0df40d39584bce53
Safari+QuickTime for Windows XP or Vista
The file is named: "SafariQuickTimeSetup.exe"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 6da9ca61479ce287cea476617253f6a93cbc6aa8
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
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Vendor URL: support.apple.com/kb/HT3298 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control 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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Source Message Contents
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