Apple Safari for Windows IDN URL Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:24636

Info

Apple Safari for Windows IDN URL Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24636
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3742
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 25 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 01 2007 12:45PM
Credit: Robert Swiecki reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta
Apple iPhone 1
Not Vulnerable: Apple Safari 3.0.3 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.0.3 Beta
Apple iPhone 1.0.1

Discussion

Apple Safari for Windows IDN URL Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

Apple Safari is prone to a vulnerability that permits attackers to spoof URL bar content.

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability via a malicious webpage to spoof the contents and origin of a page that the victim may trust. Attackers may find this issue useful in phishing or other attacks that rely on content spoofing.

This issue affects Apple Safari 3.0.2 for Windows; other versions may also be affected.

The iPhone is reported to be affected in the APPLE-SA-2007-07-31 iPhone v1.0.1 Update security advisory.

Exploit / POC

Apple Safari for Windows IDN URL Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to visit a maliciously crafted webpage.

A sample URI has been provided:

http://alt.swiecki.net/idn.png

Solution / Fix

Apple Safari for Windows IDN URL Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Apple security advisory APPLE-SA-2007-07-31 iPhone v1.0.1 Update is available; please see the reference section for details.

It should be noted that this update is only available through iTunes and it will not be available through the Software Update application or through the Apple Downloads site. The update can be automatically detected and downloaded by iTunes. The user will be asked to install the update when iPhone is docked.

Apple has also released Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.3 to address this issue. Please see references for more information


Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta

Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta for Windows

References

Apple Safari for Windows IDN URL Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

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