Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package qt4-x11  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-QT4X11-659015
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed11 Mar 2011

Introduced: 11 Mar 2011

CVE-2011-0160  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:14.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt4-x11 package and not the qt4-x11 package as distributed by Ubuntu.

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.4 and iOS before 4.3, does not properly handle redirects in conjunction with HTTP Basic Authentication, which might allow remote web servers to capture credentials by logging the Authorization HTTP header.