Overview
Apple Safari contains a race condition when handling HTTP redirection when updating pages. This can allow a cross-domain violation.
Description
Apple Safari contains a race condition when updating pages. When this race condition is used in combination with an HTTP redirection, Safari may allow JavaScript to modify content in another domain, which is a violation of the same-origin policy. Note that this vulnerability is reported to only be in the Safari 3 beta, which is available for Mac OS X 10.4.9, Windows XP, and Vista. |
Impact
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page, an HTML email message, or an email attachment), an attacker may be able to execute script or obtain full access to content in a different domain. The impact is similar to that of a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This includes the ability to spoof or modify web content, access website information such as cookies, or retrieve data from an encrypted HTTPS connection. For a more detailed description of the impact of cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, please see CERT Advisory CA-2000-02. |
Solution
Apply an update |
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Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
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References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was reported by Apple, who in turn credit Lawrence Lai, Stan Switzer, and Ed Rowe of Adobe Systems, Inc.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2007-2400 |
| Severity Metric: | 0.47 |
| Date Public: | 2007-06-25 |
| Date First Published: | 2007-06-25 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2007-09-21 15:02 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 11 |