cve-2008-4216
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-11-17 18:00
Modified
2024-08-07 10:08
Severity ?
Summary
The plug-in interface in WebKit in Apple Safari before 3.2 does not prevent plug-ins from accessing local URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors that "launch local files."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32706
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32291
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021227
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32291
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021227
Impacted products
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