Check Point Advisories

Apple Safari for Windows URL Address Spoofing - Ver2 (CVE-2008-1999)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1283
Date Published: 31 Mar 2014
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Monday 31 March, 2014
Source: CVE-2008-1999
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R77

  • R76
  • R75

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    Who is Vulnerable?
    Vulnerability Description An address spoofing vulnerability has been reported in Apple Safari. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the address of bar on te victims web browser.

    Protection Overview

    This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

    In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

    Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apple Safari for Windows URL Address Spoofing - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
    2. Install policy on all modules.

    SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

    Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
    Attack Information:  Apple Safari for Windows URL Address Spoofing - Ver2

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