Re: Safari for Windows, 0day URL protocol handler command injection

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Steven Adair wrote:
> Looks like a few others have been found:
>
> http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2007/06/niiiice.html
>
> Steven
> securityzone.org
>
>   
> > Apple released version 3 of their popular Safari web browser today, with
> > the added twist of offering both an OS X and a Windows version. Given
> > that Apple has had a lousy track record with security on OS X, in
> > addition to a hostile attitude towards security researchers, a lot of
> > people are expecting to see quite a number of vulnerabilities targeted
> > towards this new Windows browser.
> >
> > There is a URL protocol handler command injection vulnerability in
> > Safari for Windows that allows you to execute shell commands with
> > arbitrary arguments. This vulnerability can be triggered without user
> > interaction simply by visiting a webpage. The full advisory and a
> > working Proof of Concept exploit can be found at
> >
> >     
Page is dead but sound like old stuff reported years ago:

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10406


just that they fixed it at the helper level not at safari level (well it
was the right thing to do!). but then they prolly forgot about it and
released safari for windows. ^ ^
this said its kinda nothing special to be able to read old advisory to
find this kind of bugs :) (and its the right thing to do, too!) 2hours
is even long :D


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