Detections
Analytics
Safari < 3.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 800992
Synopsis
The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several issues.Description
The version of Safari installed on the remote host reportedly is affected by several issues :- An out-of-bounds memory read while handling BMP and GIF images may lead to information disclosure (CVE-2008-1573).
- Safari will automatically launch executable files downloaded from a site if that site is in an IE7 zone with 'Launching applications and unsafe files' set to 'Enable' or an IE6 'Local intranet ' / ' Trusted sites' zone (CVE-2008-2306).
- There is a memory corruption issue in WebKit's handling of JavaScript arrays that could be leveraged to crash the application or execute arbitrary code if visiting a malicious site (CVE-2008-2307).
- When handling an object with an unrecognized content type, Safari does not prompt the user before downloading the object (aka, the 'carpet-bombing' issue). If the download location is the Windows Desktop (the default), this could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-2540).
IAVT Reference : 2009-T-0021
STIG Finding Severity : Category II
Solution
Update to version 3.1.2 or higher.See Also
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jun/msg00001.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 800992
Family: Web Clients
Nessus ID: 33226
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1573, CVE-2008-2306, CVE-2008-2307, CVE-2008-2540