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title: "CVE-2009-2797\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2797?format=md
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# CVE-2009-2797

Publication date 10 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The WebKit component in Safari in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS
before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, does not remove usernames and passwords from
URLs sent in Referer headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain
sensitive information by reading Referer logs on a web server.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qt4-x11 | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| webkit | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2797?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| webkit | * Upstream:   <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/42483> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2797)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2797)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-2797)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2797)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2797>