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Apple Safari Cookie Stealing Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10252
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Release Date:
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2003-11-25
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Last Update:
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2003-12-07
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Popularity:
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16,537 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Safari 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-0975
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple Safari, which can be exploited by malicious people to steal a user's cookies.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when handling URLs. This can be exploited to disclose a user's cookie information for an arbitrary website by including a NULL character ("%00") in the URL.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions 1.0 (v85) through 1.1 (v100.1).
Solution:
Apply Security Update 2003-12-05.
Mac OS X 10.2.8 Client and Server:
http://download.info.apple.com/Mac_OS...cft4r/2Z/SecurityUpd2003-12-05Jag.dmg
Mac OS X 10.3.1 Client and Server:
http://download.info.apple.com/Mac_OS...05.Z2w34/2Z/SecurityUpd2003-12-05.dmg
Provided and/or discovered by:
Austin Gilbert
Changelog:
2003-12-07: Apple releases fix for Safari. Added CVE reference and updated "Solution" section.
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