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Mac OS X : Safari < 3.1.1

Article ID: 31992
Last updated: 27 Jan, 2009
Views: 366
Posted: 22 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.
Updated: 27 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.

Mac OS X : Safari < 3.1.1

This script is Copyright (C) 2008 Tenable Network Security, Inc.

FamilyMacOS X Local Security Checks
Plugin ID31992
Bugtraq ID28814
28815
CVE IDCVE-2008-1025
CVE-2008-1026

Description:

Synopsis :

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

Description :

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

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

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

See also :

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1467
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Apr/msg00001.html

Solution :

Upgrade to Safari 3.1.1 or later.

Risk factor :

High / CVSS Base Score : 9.3
(CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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