WebKit International CVE-2012-3693 Domain Name URI Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:54693

Info

WebKit International CVE-2012-3693 Domain Name URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54693
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-3693
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 25 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 19 2012 10:10PM
Credit: Matt Cooley of Symantec
Vulnerable: WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.5
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.3
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.2
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 2
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.X
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 1.2.2-1
WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 0
Apple Safari 5.0.6
Apple Safari 5.1.7 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.1.7
Apple Safari 5.1.5 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.1.4 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.1.4
Apple Safari 5.1.1 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.1.1
Apple Safari 5.1 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.1
Apple Safari 5.0.6 for windows
Apple Safari 5.0.5 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.0.5
Apple Safari 5.0.4 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.0.4
Apple Safari 5.0.3 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.0.3
Apple Safari 5.0.2 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.0.2
Apple Safari 5.0.1 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.0.1
Apple Safari 5.0 for Windows
Apple Safari 5.0
Apple iOS 5.1.1
Apple iOS 5.1
Apple iOS 5.0.1
Apple iOS 5
Apple iOS 4.3.5
Apple iOS 4.3
Apple iOS 4.2
Apple iOS 4.1
Apple iOS 4
Apple iOS 3.2
Apple iOS 3.1
Apple iOS 3.0
Apple iOS 2.1
Apple iOS 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WebKit International CVE-2012-3693 Domain Name URI Spoofing Vulnerability

WebKit is affected by a URI-spoofing vulnerability.

An attacker may leverage this issue to spoof the source URI of a site presented to an unsuspecting user. This may lead to a false sense of trust because the user may be presented with a source URI of a trusted site while interacting with the attacker's malicious site.

Note: This issue was previously discussed in BID 54669 (Apple Safari Prior to 6.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

WebKit International CVE-2012-3693 Domain Name URI Spoofing Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to view a maliciously crafted web document.

Solution / Fix

WebKit International CVE-2012-3693 Domain Name URI Spoofing Vulnerability

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

References

WebKit International CVE-2012-3693 Domain Name URI Spoofing Vulnerability

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