Apple iPhone and iPod touch Safari Referer Header Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:36339

Info

Apple iPhone and iPod touch Safari Referer Header Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36339
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2009-2797
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 09 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 02 2011 03:18PM
Credit: James A. T. Rice of Jump Networks Ltd
Vulnerable: WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.3
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.2
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.2-1
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 0
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.1
Apple iPod Touch 2.2.1
Apple iPod Touch 2.0.2
Apple iPod Touch 2.0.1
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.4
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.3
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.2
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.1
Apple iPod Touch 3.0
Apple iPod Touch 2.2
Apple iPod Touch 2.1
Apple iPod Touch 2.0
Apple iPod Touch 1.1
Apple iPod Touch 0
Apple iPhone 3.0.1
Apple iPhone 2.2.1
Apple iPhone 2.0.2
Apple iPhone 2.0.1
Apple iPhone 1.1.4
Apple iPhone 1.1.3
Apple iPhone 1.1.2
Apple iPhone 1.1.1
Apple iPhone 1.0.2
Apple iPhone 1.0.1
Apple iPhone 3.0
Apple iPhone 2.2
Apple iPhone 2.1
Apple iPhone 2.0
Apple iPhone 1.1
Apple iPhone 1
Apple iPhone 0
Not Vulnerable: WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.5
Apple iPod Touch 3.1.1
Apple iPhone 3.1

Discussion

Apple iPhone and iPod touch Safari Referer Header Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apple iPhone and iPod touch are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability in the Safari browser.

Successful exploits may allow attackers to obtain username and password data from URI referer headers on linked sites. Information harvested may aid in launching further attacks.

This issue was previously covered in BID 36326 (Apple iPhone prior to 3.1 and iPod touch Prior to 3.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.

This issue affects the following:

iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.0.1
iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.0

Exploit / POC

Apple iPhone and iPod touch Safari Referer Header Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Apple iPhone and iPod touch Safari Referer Header Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia

MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc

MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386

References

Apple iPhone and iPod touch Safari Referer Header Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

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