CVE-2005-0976 describes a vulnerability in AppleWebKit, specifically within the WebCore and WebKit components, affecting products like Safari 1.2 and OmniGroup OmniWeb 5.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files by leveraging the XMLHttpRequest JavaScript component, often in conjunction with automatically mounted disk images and file:// URLs. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploit codes or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hmdt:shiira:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:omnigroup:omniweb:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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