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Apple Safari Security Updates (HT209196)

🗓️ 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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Apple Safari Security Updates to version 12.0.1 or later are necessary due to multiple vulnerabilities, allowing remote attacks for cross-site scripting, code execution, and denial of service

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:apple:safari";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.814320");
  script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-4374", "CVE-2018-4377", "CVE-2018-4372", "CVE-2018-4373",
                "CVE-2018-4375", "CVE-2018-4376", "CVE-2018-4382", "CVE-2018-4386",
                "CVE-2018-4392", "CVE-2018-4416", "CVE-2018-4409", "CVE-2018-4378");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-04-05 20:25:00 +0000 (Fri, 05 Apr 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-10-31 10:06:26 +0530 (Wed, 31 Oct 2018)");
  script_name("Apple Safari Security Updates (HT209196)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple Safari is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - A logic issue due to improper validation.

  - A cross-site scripting issue due to improper URL validation.

  - A resource exhaustion issue due to improper input validation.

  - Multiple memory corruption issues due to poor memory handling and improper
    input validation.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
  attackers to conduct universal cross site scripting, arbitrary code execution and
  cause a denial of service condition.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple Safari versions before 12.0.1");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apple Safari 12.0.1 or later. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209196");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("macosx_safari_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("AppleSafari/MacOSX/Version");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE )) exit(0);
safVer = infos["version"];
safPath = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version:safVer, test_version:"12.0.1"))
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:safVer, fixed_version: "12.0.1", install_path:safPath);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}
exit(99);

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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
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