CVE-2009-2797
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Information disclosure
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The WebKit component in Safari in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, does not remove usernames and passwords from URLs sent in Referer headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading Referer logs on a web server.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.htmlPatch
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36677Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36339Advisory