5.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-3813
"Apple Safari DNS Prefetching Bypass Vulnerability (X-Confirm-Reading-To)"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 22, 2010, 1 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-3813 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
3 Apple safari
4 Apple webkit
1 Microsoft windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_vista
3 Microsoft windows_xp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-3813.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-3813 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-3813 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12293 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12293 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-3813 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-3813 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.56 }} 0.00%

score

0.74188

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability