PT-2011-2194 · Apple · Safari

Binaryproof · Published 2011-07-21 · Updated 2011-07-22 · CVE-2011-0214

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari versions prior to 5.0.6 on Windows

Description The issue arises from CFNetwork in Apple Safari not properly handling an untrusted attribute of a system root certificate. This allows remote web servers to bypass intended SSL restrictions via a certificate signed by a blacklisted certification authority.

Recommendations For Apple Safari versions prior to 5.0.6 on Windows, update to version 5.0.6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0214

Affected Products

Safari

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0214 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808 · Note