VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-3697
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.0 does not properly handle file: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and read arbitrary files by leveraging a WebProcess compromise.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 1.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.0 does not properly handle file: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and read arbitrary files by leveraging a WebProcess compromise.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.83% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Jul/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5400Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Jul/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5400Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.