PT-2008-2607 · Apple · Safari

Published 2008-03-19 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1005

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari versions prior to 3.1

Description The issue concerns the WebCore component in Apple Safari, where it fails to properly mask the password field when using the Kotoeri input method with reverse conversion. This allows physically proximate attackers to read the password.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1, update to version 3.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1005

Affected Products

Safari

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1005 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28326 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019656 · Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28290 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0920/references · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29393 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41329 · Note