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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-3171

Apple Safari sends Referer headers containing https URLs to different https web sites, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by rea…

Published Jul 14, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-3171. EPSS is 1.18%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.18%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/safari

Apple Safari sends Referer headers containing https URLs to different https web sites, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe apple/safariversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2008-3171

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-3171. EPSS is 1.18%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 1.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 14, 2008 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Apple Safari sends Referer headers containing https URLs to different https web sites, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Apple Safari sends Referer headers containing https URLs to different https web sites, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-3171

    Apple Safari sends Referer headers containing https URLs to different https web sites, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-3171

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-3171

    30-day exploitation probability 1.18%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.