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.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808 | |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html | patch vendor advisory |