Apple iPhone frame security bypass

iphone-frame-security-bypass (36860) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Apple iPhone could allow a remote attacker to bypass cross-domain security restrictions, caused by the association of JavaScript with the wrong frame in Safari. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute JavaScript code in the context of another domain.

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 10.4.10
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.9
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
  • Apple, Safari 2.0.4
  • 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.

Consequences:

Bypass Security

References:

  • Apple Web site, iPhone at http://www.apple.com/iphone/.
  • 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-25851: Apple iPhone Safari Browser Frame Events Same-Origin Policy Bypass Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-3761: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Safari in Apple iPhone 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by causing Javascript events to be applied to a frame in another domain.
  • SA26983: Apple iPhone Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018752: Apple iPhone Bugs Let Remote Users Dial Phone Numbers, Execute Arbitrary Code, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3287: Apple iPhone Multiple Code Execution and Information Disclosure Issues

Reported:

Sep 27, 2007

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