CVE-2008-1005 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1005
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Description: WebCore, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, does not properly mask the password field when reverse conversion is used with the Kotoeri input method, which allows physically proximate attackers to read the password.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41329 ST 1019656 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA29393 CONFIRM http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563 CERT http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html BID 28326 28290 APPLE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00000.html

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