Description
Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not enforce an intended policy for file: URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Apple Safari file:// Arbitrary Code Execution
exploit/osx/browser/safari_file_policy
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Safari - 'file://' Arbitrary Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-17986 · remote · Oct 17, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- apple-safari-code-exec(70567) vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-4 vendor-advisory
- 76389 vdb-entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000
- 50162 vdb-entry