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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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CVE-2010-0051 Detail

Description

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 does not properly validate the cross-origin loading of stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-0651.


Evaluator Description

Per: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html 'WebKit CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0051 Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.1 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.1 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information Description: An implementation issue exists in WebKit's handling of cross-origin stylesheet requests. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may disclose the content of protected resources on another website. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation on stylesheets that are loaded during a cross-origin request.'

Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Evaluator Solution

Per: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html 'Safari 4.0.5 is available via the Apple Software Update application, or Apple's Safari download site at: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/'

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=9877 Apple Inc., CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Apple Inc., CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html Apple Inc., CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Apple Inc., CVE
http://osvdb.org/62944 Apple Inc., CVE
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/12/generic-cross-browser-cross-domain.html Apple Inc., CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 Apple Inc., CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Apple Inc., CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Apple Inc., CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070 Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225 Apple Inc., CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Apple Inc., CVE
http://websec.sv.cmu.edu/css/css.pdf Apple Inc., CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 Apple Inc., CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671 Apple Inc., CVE Patch 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023708 Apple Inc., CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 Apple Inc., CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 Apple Inc., CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Apple Inc., CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 Apple Inc., CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56837 Apple Inc., CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7554 Apple Inc., CVE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0051
NVD Published Date:
03/15/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Apple Inc.