National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2027
Original release date:06/10/2009
Last revised:07/15/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The Installer in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges by checking a box that specifies an immediate launch of the application after installation, related to an unspecified compression method.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: safari-installer-privilege-escalation(51290)
External Source: BID
Name: 35339