National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5856

Overview

Quick Look Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1, when previewing an HTML file, does not prevent plug-ins from making network requests, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA07-352A

Name: TA07-352A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2007-12-17

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html

External Source: XF

Name: macos-quicklook-information-disclosure(39105)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39105

External Source: BID

Name: 26910

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-4238

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/4238

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1019106

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 28136

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/28136

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179

Hyperlink:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179