CVE-2012-3715: Medium severity safari vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2012-3715?

The severity of CVE-2012-3715 is considered to be moderate, as it allows potential information disclosure under specific conditions.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-3715?

To resolve CVE-2012-3715, users should update to Apple Safari version 6.0.1 or later.

Q: What does CVE-2012-3715 exploit?

CVE-2012-3715 exploits a behavior in Apple Safari that causes HTTP requests to be made for HTTPS URIs from the address bar after a paste action.

Q: How can I mitigate the effects of CVE-2012-3715?

To mitigate CVE-2012-3715, you can avoid pasting HTTPS URLs into the Safari address bar until you have updated to at least version 6.0.1.

Q: Which versions of Safari are affected by CVE-2012-3715?

CVE-2012-3715 affects all versions of Apple Safari prior to 6.0.1.

Published Sep 20, 2012

Updated

Apple Safari before 6.0.1 makes http requests for https URIs in certain circumstances involving a paste into the address bar, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Affected Software

104 affected components

Safari

Safari<=6.0

Safari=1.0

Safari=1.0-beta

Safari=1.0-beta2

Safari=1.0.0

Safari=1.0.0b1

Safari=1.0.0b2

Safari=1.0.1

Safari=1.0.2

Safari=1.0.3

Safari=1.0.3-85.8

Safari=1.0.3-85.8.1

Safari=1.0b1

Safari=1.1

Safari=1.1.0

Safari=1.1.1

Safari=1.2

Safari=1.2.0

Safari=1.2.1

Safari=1.2.2

Safari=1.2.3

Safari=1.2.4

Safari=1.2.5

Safari=1.3

Safari=1.3.0

Safari=1.3.1

Safari=1.3.2

Safari=1.3.2-312.5

Safari=1.3.2-312.6

Safari=2

Safari=2.0

Safari=2.0.0

Safari=2.0.1

Safari=2.0.2

Safari=2.0.3

Safari=2.0.3-417.8

Safari=2.0.3-417.9

Safari=2.0.3-417.9.2

Safari=2.0.3-417.9.3

Safari=2.0.4

Safari=3

Safari=3.0

Safari=3.0.0

Safari=3.0.0b

Safari=3.0.1

Safari=3.0.1-beta

Safari=3.0.1b

Safari=3.0.2

Safari=3.0.2b

Safari=3.0.3

Safari=3.0.3b

Safari=3.0.4

Safari=3.0.4b

Safari=3.1.0

Safari=3.1.0b

Safari=3.1.1

Safari=3.1.1b

Safari=3.1.2

Safari=3.1.2b

Safari=3.2.0

Safari=3.2.0b

Safari=3.2.1

Safari=3.2.1b

Safari=3.2.2

Safari=3.2.2b

Safari=4.0

Safari=4.0-beta

Safari=4.0.0b

Safari=4.0.1

Safari=4.0.2

Safari=4.0.3

Safari=4.0.4

Safari=4.0.5

Safari=4.1

Safari=4.1.1

Safari=4.1.2

Safari=5.0

Safari=5.0.1

Safari=5.0.2

Safari=5.0.4

Safari=5.0.5

Safari=5.0.6

Safari=5.1

Safari=5.1.1

Safari=5.1.2

Safari=5.1.3

Safari=5.1.4

Safari=5.1.5

Safari=5.1.6

Safari=5.1.7

Event History

Sep 20, 2012

CVE Published

via MITRE·09:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·09:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3715?

The severity of CVE-2012-3715 is considered to be moderate, as it allows potential information disclosure under specific conditions.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3715?

To resolve CVE-2012-3715, users should update to Apple Safari version 6.0.1 or later.

What does CVE-2012-3715 exploit?