Apple Safari Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary JavaScript in the Local Context
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022343 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1022343
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-1704
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 8 2009
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 4.0
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Apple Safari. A remote user can cause arbitrary JavaScript to be executed on the target user's system.
Downloaded image files may be incorrectly identified by the browser as HTML. A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary JavaScript on the target user's system without warning. The JavaScript will run in the local context.
Sergio 'shadown' Alvarez of Recurity Labs GmbH reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary JavaScript on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (4.0), 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 v10.5.7
The download file is named: Safari4.0Leo.dmg
Its SHA-1 digest is: 9b18e8dad3b3acd91b7d4208f295422bf8e735ed
Safari for Mac OS X v10.4.11
The download file is named: Safari4.0Ti.dmg
Its SHA-1 digest is: c5298f24aa9c824a930ba3656487687630d2420a
Safari for Windows XP or Vista
The download file is named: SafariSetup.exe
Its SHA-1 digest is: 46951d6c13bf847a54d033cec2cdf3383e31d1e1
Safari+QuickTime for Windows XP or Vista
The file is named: SafariQuickTimeSetup.exe
Its SHA-1 digest is: 6c421eb66d521dd03744f76c7e44a40d132379fc
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Vendor URL: www.apple.com/safari (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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