CVE-2011-0160 Information

Description

WebKit as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.4 and iOS before 4.3 does not properly handle redirects in conjunction with HTTP Basic Authentication which might allow remote web servers to capture credentials by logging the Authorization HTTP header.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025182