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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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Safari | — | Uninstall Apple Safari on WindowsUpgrade to Apple Safari version 5.0.3Upgrade to Apple Safari version 4.1.3 | Jan 5, 2012 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade webkit-gtk2 | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 30, 2010 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/rsync.Upgrade net-libs/webkit-gtk.Upgrade x11-apps/xrdb.Upgrade net-misc/vino.Upgrade media-libs/fmod.Upgrade sys-fs/lvm2.Upgrade sys-apps/shadow.Upgrade dev-util/qt-creator.Upgrade net-libs/libsoup.Upgrade dev-libs/xmlsec.Upgrade dev-php/PEAR-PEAR.Upgrade dev-db/unixODBC.Upgrade gnome-base/gdm.Upgrade net-analyzer/sflowtool.Upgrade app-admin/syslog-ng.Upgrade sys-cluster/resource-agents.Upgrade dev-php/PEAR-Mail.Upgrade media-sound/lastfmplayer.Upgrade media-libs/xine-lib.Upgrade app-office/gnucash.Upgrade app-misc/ca-certificates.Upgrade games-sports/racer-bin.Upgrade dev-vcs/gitolite.Upgrade dev-util/oprofile.Upgrade net-misc/mrouted. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade webkitgtk-develUpgrade webkitgtkUpgrade webkitgtk-doc | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 20, 2010 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwebkit-langUpgrade libwebkit-develUpgrade libwebkit-1_0-2-32bitUpgrade libwebkit-1_0-2Upgrade webkit-jsc | Feb 17, 2015 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libwebkit-1.0-2 | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 22, 2010 |
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