PT-2009-4525 · Apple · Safari

Ming Zhang + 3 · Published 2009-06-15 · Updated 2009-06-23 · CVE-2009-2072

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an arbitrary https site by sending the browser a crafted (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response page for an https request sent through a proxy server. This is possible because Apple Safari does not require a cached certificate before displaying a lock icon for an https web site.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2072

Affected Products

Safari

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2072 · Security Note
• http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323 · Note
• http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdf · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/35411 · Note