CVE-2008-1999

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing many "invisible" characters in the userinfo subcomponent of the authority component of the URL (aka the user field), as demonstrated by %E3%80%80 sequences.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 28, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-1999: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix