CVE-2010-0045

Published Mar 15, 2010

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description
Apple Safari before 4.0.5 on Windows does not properly validate external URL schemes, which allows remote attackers to open local files and execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document.
Source
product-security@apple.com
NVD status
Modified

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
9.3
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-20

Evaluator

Comment
Per: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0045 Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An issue in Safari's handling of external URL schemes may cause a local file to be opened in response to a URL encountered on a web page. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved validation of external URLs. This issue does not affect Mac OS X systems. Credit to Billy Rios and Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR) for reporting this issue.
Impact
-
Solution
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Configurations