Bug 545374 (CVE-2009-2797)

Summary:	CVE-2009-2797 WebKit, qt: User credentials disclosure via URLs sent in Referer headers
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Jan Lieskovsky <jlieskov>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	jgrulich, jreznik, than, vdanen
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2797
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Description Jan Lieskovsky 2009-12-08 11:48:43 UTC

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2009-2797 to
the following vulnerability:

The WebKit component in Safari in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, does not remove usernames and passwords from URLs sent in Referer headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading Referer logs on a web server. 

References:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36677

Upstream patch:
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http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/42483