Apple Safari address bar spoofing

safari-addressbar-spoofing (35050) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Apple Safari could allow a remote attacker to spoof the address bar, caused by a timing issue that allows modifications of the address bar without loading data from another page. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page containing a windows.setTimeout function, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the address bar or conduct phishing attacks.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 2.8
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 2.1
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to APPLE-SA-2008-04-1 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Apple Safari Web site: Apple - Safari 3 Public Beta.
  • APPLE-SA-2007-06-22 : Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.2.
  • APPLE-SA-2008-04-1: APPLE-SA-2008-04-16 Safari 3.1.1.
  • BID-24484: Apple Safari for Windows Content and URLBar Spoofing Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-2398: Apple Safari 3.0.1 beta (522.12.12) on Windows allows remote attackers to modify the window title and address bar while filling the main window with arbitrary content by setting the location bar and using setTimeout() to create an event that modifies the window content, which could facilitate phishing attacks.
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018282: Apple Safar Bugs Let Remote Users Modify the Address Bar and Conduct Cross-Domain Scripting Attacks
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-2316: Apple Safari for Windows Code Execution and Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-0979: Apple Safari Memory Corruption and Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta
  • Apple Safari 3.1

Reported:

Jun 22, 2007

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