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Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 59068
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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 5.1.7. It is, therefore, potentially affected by several issues :- Two unspecified errors exist that can allow malicious sites to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
(CVE-2011-3046, CVE-2011-3056)
- An unspecified memory corruption error exists that can allow malicious sites to crash the application or potentially execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-0672)
- A state-tracking issue exists that can allow malicious sites to populate HTML form values of other sites with arbitrary data. (CVE-2012-0676)
Solution
Upgrade to Apple Safari 5.1.7 or later.See Also
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5282
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00002.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 59068
File Name: macosx_Safari5_1_7.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 5/10/2012
Updated: 7/14/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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, MacOSX/Safari/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3046, CVE-2011-3056, CVE-2012-0672, CVE-2012-0676