CVE-2008-4216

medium

Description

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."

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2008-11-17

Updated: 2012-10-31

Type: CWE-200

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

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

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM