High severity · published Mar 15, 2010
CVE-2010-0048
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a…
8.8
CVSS
5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.0% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Safari · Apple
through 4.0.4; 4.0; 4.0; 4.0.1; 4.0.2; 4.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0048
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0048
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041383.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041432.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041436.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
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