Bug 545374 – CVE-2009-2797 WebKit, qt: User credentials disclosure via URLs sent in Referer headers

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Bug 545374 - (CVE-2009-2797) CVE-2009-2797 WebKit, qt: User credentials disclosure via URLs sent in Referer headers

Summary:	CVE-2009-2797 WebKit, qt: User credentials disclosure via URLs sent in Refere...

Status:	NEW

Aliases:	CVE-2009-2797

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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URL:	http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename....
Whiteboard:	impact=moderate,source=debian,public=...
Keywords:	Security

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Reported:	2009-12-08 06:48 EST by Jan Lieskovsky
Modified:	2015-07-13 13:49 EDT (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Description Jan Lieskovsky 2009-12-08 06:48:43 EST

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

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