CVE-2008-3170

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3170
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-07-14 23:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionApple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Safari All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2008-12-15 Security Update 2008-008 / Mac OS X v10.5.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Safari Bug in Setting Cookies in Certain Domains May Let Remote Users Conduct Session Fixation Attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of Security Update 2008-008 / Mac OS X v10.5.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Web Security Research» Alex's Corner: Some Random Safari Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kuza55.blogspot.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-350A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Apple Safari Cross-Domain Cookie Injection Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apple Safari Domain Extensions Insecure Cookie Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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