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CVE-2008-3171
Apple Safari sends Referer headers containing https URLs to different https web sites, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.2%
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Description
Apple Safari sends Referer headers containing https URLs to different https web sites, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 30193 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- safari-referer-header-info-disclosure(43837) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://kuza55.blogspot.com/2008/07/some-random-safari-notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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