CVE-2008-1580 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote websites can obtain sensitive certificate data and track users by exploiting automatic SSL client certificate submission in Safari.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-1580?
CVE-2008-1580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 2 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
CFNetwork in Safari in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 automatically sends an SSL client certificate in response to a web server's certificate request, which allows remote web sites to obtain sensitive information (Subject data) from personally identifiable certificates, and use arbitrary certificates to track user activities across domains, a related issue to CVE-2007-4879.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1580?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-1580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5r28-wf7x-cq3h.