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.
                
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| References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00002.html - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html - | |
| References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.html - | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/43086 - | |
| References | () http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 - | |
| References | () http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/63622 - | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 - | |
| References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 - | |
| References | () https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42500 - | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667024 - | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12293 - | 
Information
                Published : 2010-11-22 13:00
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2010-3813
Mitre link : CVE-2010-3813
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-3813
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                microsoft
- windows_7
- windows_xp
- windows_vista
apple
- webkit
- mac_os_x
- safari
- mac_os_x_server
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-264
                        
            Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
