Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.1.1

high Nessus Plugin ID 31992

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several issues.

Description

The version of Apple Safari installed on the remote host reportedly is affected by several issues :

- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WebKit's handling of URLs that contain a colon character in the host name (CVE-2008-1025).

- A heap buffer overflow exists in WebKit's handling of JavaScript regular expressions (CVE-2008-1026).

Solution

Upgrade to Apple Safari 3.1.1 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1467

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Apr/msg00001.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 31992

File Name: macosx_Safari3_1_1.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 4/18/2008

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/uname, MacOSX/Safari/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1025, CVE-2008-1026

BID: 28814, 28815

CWE: 119, 79

Secunia: 29846