CVE-2011-3218: XSS

Published Oct 14, 2011
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Updated

The "Save for Web" selection in QuickTime Player in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 exports HTML documents that contain an http link to a script file, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by spoofing the http server during local viewing of an exported document.

Affected Software

132 affected components
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.10
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS<=10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X Server<=10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.2

Event History

Oct 14, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3218?

CVE-2011-3218 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct XSS attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2011-3218?

To fix CVE-2011-3218, you should upgrade to the latest version of QuickTime Player or apply relevant security patches provided by Apple.

3

Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2011-3218?

CVE-2011-3218 affects Apple Mac OS X versions through 10.6.8 and their server variants.

4

What types of attacks can CVE-2011-3218 facilitate?

CVE-2011-3218 can facilitate cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by allowing attackers to spoof HTTP servers during local viewing of exported documents.

5

Are there alternative solutions to mitigate CVE-2011-3218?

As a mitigation measure, users can avoid using the 'Save for Web' feature until the vulnerability is resolved or utilize security tools to block unauthorized scripts.

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