Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3 - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 50653

This page contains detailed information about the Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3 Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 50653
Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3
Filename: macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2010-09-08
This Plugin Published: 2010-11-18
Last Modification Time: 2018-07-14
Plugin Version: 1.15
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Dependencies: macosx_Safari31.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/uname, MacOSX/Safari/Installed

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2010-09-08
Patch Published: 2010-11-18
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
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:apple:safari

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.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Exploit-DB)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3 vulnerability:

Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/dos/14967.txt
[EDB-14967: Webkit (Apple Safari < 4.1.2/5.0.2 / Google Chrome < 5.0.375.125) - Memory Corruption]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	7.3 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.3 (High)

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Plugin Source

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(50653);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:35");

  script_cve_id(
    "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"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    43079,
    43081,
    43083,
    44200,
    44206,
    44950,
    44952,
    44953,
    44954,
    44955,
    44956,
    44957,
    44958,
    44959,
    44960,
    44961,
    44962,
    44963,
    44964,
    44965,
    44967,
    44969,
    44970,
    44971
  );

  script_name(english:"Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3");
  script_summary(english:"Check the Safari SourceVersion");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:
"The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several
vulnerabilities."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"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."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Nov/msg00002.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apple Safari 5.0.3 / 4.1.3 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/09/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/11/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/11/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apple:safari");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_Safari31.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/uname", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "MacOSX/Safari/Installed");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");

uname = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/uname");
if (!egrep(pattern:"Darwin.* (8\.|9\.[0-8]\.|10\.)", string:uname)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X 10.4 / 10.5 / 10.6");


get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Safari/Installed");
path = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Safari/Path", exit_code:1);
version = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Safari/Version", exit_code:1);

if (egrep(pattern:"Darwin.* 8\.", string:uname)) fixed_version = "4.1.3";
else fixed_version = "5.0.3";

if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report =
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version + '\n';
    security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "Safari", version);

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3 as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select MacOS X Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3 plugin ID 50653.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

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

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

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51444 - Fedora 13 : webkitgtk-1.2.6-1.fc13 (2011-0121)
51404 - FreeBSD : webkit-gtk2 -- Multiple vulnerabilities (06a12e26-142e-11e0-bea2-0015f2db7bde)
50075 - FreeBSD : Webkit-gtk2 -- Multiple Vulnabilities (e5090d2a-dbbe-11df-82f8-0015f2db7bde)
79962 - GLSA-201412-09 : Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2011
52523 - Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : webkit (MDVSA-2011:039)
68187 - Oracle Linux 6 : webkitgtk (ELSA-2011-0177)
51672 - RHEL 6 : webkitgtk (RHSA-2011:0177)
50654 - Safari < 5.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
60943 - Scientific Linux Security Update : webkitgtk on SL6.x i386/x86_64
53764 - openSUSE Security Update : libwebkit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0024-1)
75629 - openSUSE Security Update : libwebkit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0024-1)
50046 - Ubuntu 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : webkit vulnerabilities (USN-1006-1)
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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file macosx_Safari5_0_3.nasl version 1.15. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3 - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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