Detections
Analytics
Safari < 3.2.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5024
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectorsDescription
The version of Safari installed on the remote Windows host is earlier than 3.2.3. Such versions are potentially affected by several issues :- A heap buffer overflow issue in the libxml library when handling long entity names could lead to a crash or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2008-3529)
- Multiple input validation issues exist in Safari's handling of 'feed:' URLs, which could be abused to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. (CVE-2009-0162)
- A memory corruption issue in WebKit's handling of SVGList objects could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2009-0945)
Solution
Upgrade to Safari 3.2.3 or later.See Also
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3550
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/may/msg00000.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 5024
Family: Web Clients
Published: 8/18/2004
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 38745
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari