# CVE-2011-0214: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass SSL restrictions in Safari on Windows by exploiting improper handling of blacklisted certificate authorities.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2011
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wg73-763q-mvp2

## What is CVE-2011-0214?

CVE-2011-0214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 21 Jul 2011. 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 Apple Safari before 5.0.6 on Windows does not properly handle an untrusted attribute of a system root certificate, which allows remote web servers to bypass intended SSL restrictions via a certificate signed by a blacklisted certification authority.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0214?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apple Cfnetwork, Apple Safari.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-0214?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-0214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari

- [CVE-2010-1383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1383/): CFNetwork in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 on Windows allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code by replaying the NTLM credentials of a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-2403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2403/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2010-1800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1800/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-1420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1420/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-0214 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-0214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 21 Jul 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Safari. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0214/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0214/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0214
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0214
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-0214

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0214/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.