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Safari < 6.2.1 / 7.1.1 / 8.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8642

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a critical Safari patch update.

Description

According to its banner, the remote Safari browser is missing a security update to Webkit. Safari is bundled with Apple WebKit. Apple WebKit is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

 - There is a 'use-after-free' vulnerability which can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted page objects within HTML. (CVE-2014-4459)
 - There is a policy bypass flaw which can allow remote attackers to bypass the 'Same Origin Policy' via Cascading Style Sheets. (CVE-2014-4465)

Solution

Upgrade to Safari 6.2.1 / 7.1.1 / 8.0.1 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6440

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 8642

Family: Web Clients

Published: 3/4/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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: 7

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:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari

Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4459, CVE-2014-4465

BID: 71144, 72334