CVE-2008-3170

Description

Apple Safari allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level domains, such as co.uk and com.au, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking," a related issue to CVE-2004-0746, CVE-2004-0866, and CVE-2004-0867.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.83% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30192 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31128 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43839 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://kuza55.blogspot.com/2008/07/some-random-safari-notes.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020539 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3170?
CVE-2008-3170 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3170?
To fix CVE-2008-3170, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3170 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3170 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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