CVE-2008-1999
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD
Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing many "invisible" characters in the userinfo subcomponent of the authority component of the URL (aka the user field), as demonstrated by %E3%80%80 sequences.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- EPSS score
- 1.4% (73th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1997)
- Published
- April 28, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1997 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / safari
References
- http://es.geocities.com/jplopezy/pruebasafari3.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29900(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3833
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491192/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1347
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41981
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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