Apple Safari Window.setTimeout Variant Content Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:28405

Info

Apple Safari Window.setTimeout Variant Content Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28405
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 22 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 24 2008 09:50PM
Credit: Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian
Vulnerable: Apple Safari 3.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Safari Window.setTimeout Variant Content Spoofing Vulnerability

Apple Safari is prone to a content-spoofing vulnerability that allows attackers to populate a vulnerable Safari browser window with arbitrary malicious content. During such an attack, the URL and window title will display the intended site, while the body of the webpage is spoofed.

Safari 3.1 running on Microsoft Windows is reported vulnerable.

NOTE: This issue may be related to the vulnerability discussed in BID 24457 (Apple Safari for Windows Window.setTimeout Content Spoofing Vulnerability).

Exploit / POC

Apple Safari Window.setTimeout Variant Content Spoofing Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must trick a victim into visiting a malicious web page.

The following example page is available:

Solution / Fix

Apple Safari Window.setTimeout Variant Content Spoofing Vulnerability

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

References

Apple Safari Window.setTimeout Variant Content Spoofing Vulnerability

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