CVE-2008-4216

The plug-in interface in WebKit in Apple Safari before 3.2 does not prevent plug-ins from accessing local URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors that "launch local files."

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-11-17

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Safari (Apple)

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32291
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021227