CVE-2009-2797 Information

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.

Reference

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 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53187