CVE-2010-3813

Summary

CVECVE-2010-3813
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-22 13:00:18 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.6 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.7 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.6 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.7 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.5 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0 beta All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0 beta2 All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.0b1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.0b2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.3 85.8 All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.3 85.8.1 All All
Application Apple Safari 1.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.1.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.1.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.4 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.5 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.2 312.5 All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.2 312.6 All All
Application Apple Safari 2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.3 417.8 All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.3 417.9 All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.3 417.9.2 All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.3 417.9.3 All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.4 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.0b All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.1b All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.2b All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.3b All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.4 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.4b All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.1.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.1.0b All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.1.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.1.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.2.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.2.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.2.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 4.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 4.1.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 5.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 5.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari All All All All
Application Apple Safari All All All All
Application Apple Webkit All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: webkitgtk-1.2.6-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
667024 – (CVE-2010-3813) CVE-2010-3813 webkit: HTMLLinkElement ignores dnsPrefetchingEnabled setting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
SUSE update for Multiple Packages - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About the security content of iOS 4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:039 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Bug 42500 – HTMLLinkElement ignores dnsPrefetchingEnabled setting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.webkit.org
About the security content of Safari 5.0.3 and Safari 4.1.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1 iOS 4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Changeset 63622 – WebKit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.webkit.org
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2010-11-18-1 Safari 5.0.3 and Safari 4.1.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for webkitgtk - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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