Vulnerability CVE-2011-0214
Published: 2011-07-21   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
CFNetwork in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 on Windows does not properly handle an untrusted attribute of a system root certificate, which allows remote web servers to bypass intended SSL restrictions via a certificate signed by a blacklisted certification authority.

Type:

CWE-310

 (Cryptographic Issues)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Apple -> Cfnetwork 
Apple -> Safari 

 References:
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
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