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CVE-2010-1119

10.0 · HIGH

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Safari on Apple iPhone OS allows remote attacker…

Published Mar 25, 2010appleCWE-399EPSS 19.36%

Overview

CVE-2010-1119 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting apple safari. It was published on March 25, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Safari on Apple iPhone OS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash), or read the SMS database or other data, via vectors related to "attribute manipulation," as demonstrated by Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apple. Update safari to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
applesafari0Affected

References

Refdvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.htmlRefnews.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/40105Refsecunia.com/advisories/40196Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/8128Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1024067Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT4196

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1119?

CVE-2010-1119 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting apple safari. It was published on March 25, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2010-1119?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-1119?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apple. Update safari to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-1119?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2010-1119 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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