Apple iOS history.replaceState information disclosure
| appleios-historyreplace-info-disclosure (59629) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Apple iOS could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper handling of the history.replaceState method by the WebKit component. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple iOS (4.0 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About the security content of iOS 4.
- BID-41016: RETIRED: Apple iPhone/iPod touch Prior to iOS 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- BID-41051: WebKit 'history.replaceState' Cross-Origin Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-1407: WebKit in Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch does not properly implement the history.replaceState method in certain situations involving IFRAME elements, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
- OSVDB ID: 65700: Apple iOS WebKit on iPhone / iPod history.replaceState Method IFRAME Element Remote Information Disclosure
- SA40257: Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA42314: Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2010:015: SUSE Security Summary Report
- SUSE-SR:2011:002: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Apple iPhone OS 2.0
- Apple iPhone OS 2.0.0 iPodtouch
- Apple iPhone OS 2.0.1
- Apple iPhone OS 2.0.1 iPodtouch
- Apple iPhone OS 2.0.2
- Apple iPhone OS 2.0.2 iPodtouch
- Apple iPhone OS 2.1
- Apple iPhone OS 2.1 iPodtouch
- Apple iPhone OS 3.0
- Apple iPhone OS 3.0 iPodtouch
- Apple iPhone OS 3.1 iPodtouch
- Apple iPhone OS 3.1
- Apple iPhone OS 3.1.2 iPodtouch
- Apple iPhone OS 3.1.2
- Apple iPhone OS 3.1.3
Reported:
Jun 21, 2010
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