PT-2012-4938 · Apple · Safari+1

Aaron Sigel · Published 2012-07-25 · Updated 2012-07-30 · CVE-2012-3697

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari versions prior to 6.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and read arbitrary files by leveraging a WebProcess compromise. This is due to improper handling of file: URLs in WebKit.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.0, update to version 6.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3697

Affected Products

Safari

Webkit

References · 3

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Jul/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3697 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5400 · Vendor Advisory