CVE-2009-2797

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-09-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The WebKit component in Safari in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, does not remove usernames and passwords from URLs sent in Referer headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading Referer logs on a web server.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: before 3.1; before 3.1.1 — fixed in 3.1, 3.1.1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 9.10, 10.04, 10.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 3.1, 3.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36677
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36339
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552

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