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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Safari | — | Upgrade to Apple Safari version 5.0.3Uninstall Apple Safari on WindowsUpgrade 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 dev-util/oprofile.Upgrade media-libs/xine-lib.Upgrade net-misc/mrouted.Upgrade app-office/gnucash.Upgrade games-sports/racer-bin.Upgrade app-misc/ca-certificates.Upgrade media-sound/lastfmplayer.Upgrade dev-vcs/gitolite.Upgrade dev-db/unixODBC.Upgrade dev-php/PEAR-PEAR.Upgrade net-analyzer/sflowtool.Upgrade net-misc/rsync.Upgrade dev-libs/xmlsec.Upgrade dev-util/qt-creator.Upgrade sys-cluster/resource-agents.Upgrade net-libs/libsoup.Upgrade media-libs/fmod.Upgrade net-misc/vino.Upgrade dev-php/PEAR-Mail.Upgrade app-admin/syslog-ng.Upgrade x11-apps/xrdb.Upgrade sys-apps/shadow.Upgrade sys-fs/lvm2.Upgrade net-libs/webkit-gtk.Upgrade gnome-base/gdm. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade webkitgtk-develUpgrade webkitgtk-docUpgrade webkitgtk | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 20, 2010 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwebkit-1_0-2Upgrade libwebkit-develUpgrade libwebkit-1_0-2-32bitUpgrade webkit-jscUpgrade libwebkit-lang | Feb 17, 2015 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libwebkit-1.0-2 | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 22, 2010 |
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