Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3

high Nessus Plugin ID 50653

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Apple Safari installed on the remote Mac OS X host is earlier than 5.0.3 / 4.1.3. As such, it is potentially affected by numerous issues in its WebKit component that could allow arbitrary code execution, session tracking, address bar spoofing, and other sorts of attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple Safari 5.0.3 / 4.1.3 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Nov/msg00002.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 50653

File Name: macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/18/2010

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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/uname, Host/MacOSX/Version, MacOSX/Safari/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1812, CVE-2010-1813, CVE-2010-1814, CVE-2010-1815, CVE-2010-1822, CVE-2010-3116, CVE-2010-3257, CVE-2010-3259, CVE-2010-3803, CVE-2010-3804, CVE-2010-3805, CVE-2010-3808, CVE-2010-3809, CVE-2010-3810, CVE-2010-3811, CVE-2010-3812, CVE-2010-3813, CVE-2010-3816, CVE-2010-3817, CVE-2010-3818, CVE-2010-3819, CVE-2010-3820, CVE-2010-3821, CVE-2010-3822, CVE-2010-3823, CVE-2010-3824, CVE-2010-3826

BID: 43079, 43081, 43083, 44200, 44206, 44950, 44952, 44953, 44954, 44955, 44956, 44957, 44958, 44959, 44960, 44961, 44962, 44963, 44964, 44965, 44967, 44969, 44970, 44971