Description
WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4, does not properly handle the History object, which allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar's URL or add URLs to the history via a cross-origin attack.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | qtwebkit-source | No fix yet | — |
References
- 43068 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455
- ADV-2011-0212 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-3046 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2011:002 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-18-1 vendor-advisory
- 42314 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12060 vdb-entry signature
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1 vendor-advisory