PT-2008-5511 · Apple · Webkit+1

Billy Rios + 1 · Published 2008-11-17 · Updated 2012-10-31 · CVE-2008-4216

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Apple Safari versions prior to 3.2

Description: The issue concerns the plug-in interface in WebKit, which fails to restrict plug-ins from accessing local URLs. This allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by launching local files.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 3.2, update to version 3.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4216

Affected Products

Safari

Webkit

References · 6

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4216 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32706 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021227 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32291 · Note