First published: Fri Oct 14 2011(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.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | <=10.6.8 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.10 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.0.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.8 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.7 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.9 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.11 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.6 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =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 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.6 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.2 |
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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.
To fix CVE-2011-3218, you should upgrade to the latest version of QuickTime Player or apply relevant security patches provided by Apple.
CVE-2011-3218 affects Apple Mac OS X versions through 10.6.8 and their server variants.
CVE-2011-3218 can facilitate cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by allowing attackers to spoof HTTP servers during local viewing of exported documents.
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.