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CVE-2010-0045 Detail

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.


Evaluator Description

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.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671 Patch 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023706
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6817

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0045
NVD Published Date:
03/15/2010
NVD Last Modified:
09/18/2017
Source:
Apple Inc.