Apple Safari setInterval() Bug Lets Remote Users Spoof the Address Bar
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026775 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026775
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-3844
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 9 2012
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Impact:
Modification of system information
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Fix Available: Yes
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Version(s): 5.0.5 (7533.21.1); possibly other versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Apple Safari. A remote user can determine the installation path.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a flaw in the setInterval() function and spoof the address bar display.
Krystian Kloskowski (h07) reported this vulnerability via Secunia.
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Impact:
A remote user can spoof the address bar URL.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a partial fix (5.1.2 (7534.52.7)).
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Vendor URL: www.apple.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (macOS/OS X), Windows (7), Windows (Vista), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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