CVE-2011-4692

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari 5.1.1 and earlier and Google Chrome 15 and earlier, does not prevent capture of data about the time required for image loading, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine whether an image exists in the browser cache via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by visipisi.

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari 5.1.1 and earlier and Google Chrome 15 and earlier, does not prevent capture of data about the time required for image loading, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine whether an image exists in the browser cache via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by visipisi.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

Apple

First reported 13 years ago

2011-12-07 19:55:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-09-19 01:34:00

Affected Software

Apple Safari

Apple WebKit

References

http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cachetime/

Exploit

http://oxplot.github.com/visipisi/visipisi.html

Exploit

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14098

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