Apple Safari XMLHttpRequest execute code
| safari-xmlhttprequest-execute-code (20124) |  High Risk |
Description:
Safari Web browser, Apple Safari RSS, Omni Group OmniWeb, Mac OS, and Mac OS X Server could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. An attacker can bypass security restrictions of the XMLHttpRequest component and embed malicious JavaScript within a specially-crafted HTML file which, once the victim loads the file, would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the local domain.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple, Safari 1.2
- Omni Group, OmniWeb 5.1
Remedy:
For Mac OS:
Apply Security Update 2005-04-15, as listed in Apple Security Content Article 301327. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Security Content Article 301327, About the security content of the Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301327.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:15:21 CDT , AppleWebKit XMLHttpRequest arbitrary file disclosure vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-04/0239.html.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-185, Apple Mac OS X v10.3.9 Security Update at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-185.shtml.
- OmniWeb Web site, The Omni Group - Applications - OmniWeb at http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/.
- Safari RSS Web site, Apple - Mac OS X - Safari RSS at http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/.
- BID-13202: Apple WebCore Framework XMLHttpRequests Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0976: AppleWebKit (WebCore and WebKit), as used in multiple products such as Safari 1.2 and OmniGroup OmniWeb 5.1, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the XMLHttpRequest Javascript component, as demonstrated using automatically mounted disk images and file:// URLs.
- US-CERT VU#998369: Apple Web Kit-based browsers may allow remote access to local filesystem contents
Reported:
Apr 16, 2005
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