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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2012-0647

🗓️ 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Linux host has unpatched CVE-2012-0647 in WebKit; Safari before 5.1.4 may leak credentials via HTTP redirects.

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Tenable Nessus
Safari < 5.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
13 Mar 201200:00
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Tenable Nessus
Safari < 5.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
13 Mar 201200:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
12 Mar 201200:00
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Safari < 5.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
12 Mar 201200:00
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CVE
CVE-2012-0647
12 Mar 201221:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2012-0647
12 Mar 201221:00
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-2012-0679
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
NVD
CVE-2012-0647
12 Mar 201221:55
nvd
OpenVAS
Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mar 2012) - Mac OS X
13 Mar 201200:00
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OpenVAS
Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mar 2012) - Windows
13 Mar 201200:00
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(264280);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-0647");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2012-0647");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.1.4 does not properly handle redirects in conjunction with HTTP
    authentication, which might allow remote web servers to capture credentials by logging the Authorization
    HTTP header. (CVE-2012-0647)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0647");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2012-0647");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/03/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/09/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-source"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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10 Sep 2025 00:00Current
5.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.3
CVSS 25
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