webkit: HTMLLinkElement ignores dnsPrefetchingEnabled setting
Published Nov 20, 2010
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.84%
Description
The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products does not verify whether DNS prefetching is enabled when processing an HTML LINK element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a LINK element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Running on/with
- 10.5
- 10.5.0
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.5.4
- 10.5.5
- 10.5.6
- 10.5.7
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
- 10.6.4
- 10.6.5
- 10.5
- 10.5.0
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.5.4
- 10.5.5
- 10.5.6
- 10.5.7
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
- 10.6.4
- 10.6.5
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 2
- ≤ 4.1.2
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.0b1
- 1.0.0b2
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3
- 1.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.3
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 2
- 2.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 3
- 3.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0b
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1b
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2b
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.3b
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.4b
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0b
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- n/a
Running on/with
- 10.4
- 10.4.0
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
- 10.4
- 10.4.0
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
webkitgtk-0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0177
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | webkitgtk-0:1.2.6-2.el6_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0177 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01838) | 78.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01838) | 76.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.66% (0.00661) | 69.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 78.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 76.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 74.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43086 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/63622 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3813 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42500 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667024 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3813
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12293 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3813
Change history (0)
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