74017 : Apple Safari WebKit libxslt Unspecified Arbitrary File Creation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2011-07-20	2011-07-20

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-1774" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 has improper libxslt security settings, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a crafted web site. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2011-1425.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.1 or 5.0.6 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.

Safari

5.0.5

References

CVE ID: 2011-1774 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 45325 46339 46377
Related OSVDB ID: 73989 73990 73991 73992 73993 73994 73995 73996 73997 73998 73999 74000 74001 74002 74003 74004 74005 74006 74007 74008 74009 74010 74011 74012 74013 74014 74015 74016 74018 74019
Mail List Post: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Oct/73
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
Other Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
News Article: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218534/Apple_delivers_OS_X_Lion_to_Mac_App_Store_
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218549/Apple_patches_58_Safari_bugs_to_deflect_drive_by_attacks
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/apple-slaps-another-security-band-aid-on-itunes/9598

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 8.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-07-22 | Disagree?

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