CVE-2010-3813

Description

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.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.85% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667024
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/63622
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455 patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12293 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/43086 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42500
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3813?
CVE-2010-3813 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3813?
To fix CVE-2010-3813, 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-2010-3813 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3813 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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