Apple Safari International Domain Name (IDN) URL spoofing
| safari-idn-url-spoofing (35716) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Apple Safari could allow a remote attacker to spoof URLs, caused by a vulnerability in the IDN service when displaying Unicode fonts. By creating a specially-crafted Web page, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof URLs and possibly perform phishing attacks.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Refer to APPLE Article ID: 306174 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For iPhone:
Refer to APPLE Article ID: 306173 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mac OS:
Apply Apple Security Update 2007-007, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Apple Safari Web site: Apple - Safari 3 Public Beta.
- Apple Security Update 2007-007 : About Security Update 2007-007.
- Apple Web site: Apple security updates.
- iPhone v1.0.1 Update: About the security content of iPhone v1.0.1 Update.
- Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.3: About the security content of Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.3.
- BID-24636: Apple Safari for Windows IDN URL Bar Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3742: WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, does not properly handle the interaction between International Domain Name (IDN) support and Unicode fonts, which allows remote attackers to create a URL containing look-alike characters (homographs) and possibly perform phishing attacks.
- SA26235: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA26287: Apple iPhone Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018488: Mac OS X Heap Overflow in PCRE Library Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2730: Apple Safari Multiple Remote Code Execution and URL Spoofing Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2731: Apple iPhone Multiple Remote Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2732: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple iPhone 1.0
- Apple Safari 3 Beta
- Apple Safari 3.0
- Apple Safari 3.0.1
- Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta
- Apple Safari 3.0.2
- Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta
Reported:
Jul 30, 2007
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