Apple Safari URL information disclosure
| safari-url-information-disclosure (36855) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Apple Safari for iPhone, Mac OS X, and Windows could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a design error that allows the popup window read access to the URL in the parent window. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the URL contents to obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, iPhone 1.0
- Apple, iPhone 1.0.1
- Apple, iPhone 1.0.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.1
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.10
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.3
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.6
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.7
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.8
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
- Apple, Safari 2.0.4
- Apple, Safari 3 Beta
- Apple, Safari 3
- Apple, Safari 3.0
- Apple, Safari 3.0.1 Beta
- Apple, Safari 3.0.1
- Apple, Safari 3.0.2 Beta
- Apple, Safari 3.0.2
- Apple, Safari 3.0.3
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple iPhone (1.1.1 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
For Apple Safari:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple Safari (3.0.4 beta or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
For Apple Mac OS X:
Apply Apple Security Update 2007-008 or upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (10.4.11 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Apple Safari Web site, Apple - Safari 3 Public Beta at http://www.apple.com/safari/.
- Apple Web site, iPhone at http://www.apple.com/iphone/.
- Apple Web site, About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Security Update 2007-008 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041.
- Apple Web site, About the security content of Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.4 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307038.
- Apple Web site, About the security content of the iPhone 1.1.1 Update at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306586.
- BID-25859: Apple iPhone Mobile Safari Cross-Domain URI Disclosure Vulnerability
- BID-26444: Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3756: Safari in Apple iPhone 1.1.1, and Safari 3 before Beta Update 3.0.4 on Windows and Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web page that identifies the URL of the parent window, even when the parent window is in a different domain.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3287: Apple iPhone Multiple Code Execution and Information Disclosure Issues
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3868: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SA26983: Apple iPhone Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA27643: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018752: Apple iPhone Bugs Let Remote Users Dial Phone Numbers, Execute Arbitrary Code, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Reported:
Sep 27, 2007
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