CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
77.7%
The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in
WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before
5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS
X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products does not verify
whether DNS prefetching is enabled when processing an HTML LINK element,
which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as
demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a LINK element for
X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality.
Author | Note |
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jdstrand | qt4-x11 unmaintained upstream (see README.webkit for details) |