CVE-2008-1999
Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing many "invisible"...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1999- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1997 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1997- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36m2-mxfm-7fx8 No score
Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing many "invisible"...
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.
- Record
GHSA-36m2-mxfm-7fx8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1999 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apple Safari, published April 28, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1347
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41981
es.geocities.com/jplopezy/pruebasafari3.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/491192/100/0/threaded
securityreason.com/securityalert/3833
secunia.com/advisories/29900
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1999
github.com/advisories/GHSA-36m2-mxfm-7fx8