Unscored severity · published Jul 30, 2010
CVE-2010-1783
WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.4; and webkitgtk before 1.2.6; does not properly handle dynamic…
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CVSS
6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.4; and webkitgtk before 1.2.6; does not properly handle dynamic modification of a text node, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.0% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Safari · Apple
through 5.0; 4.0; 4.0.0b; 4.0.1; 4.0.2; 4.0.3; +10 more · source: NVD
WE
Webkit · Apple
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1783
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1783
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jul/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Sep/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
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