CVE-2010-1770 in the critical feed json
WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Apple Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Google Chrome be…
published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1790
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.8%
- EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Apple Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 does not properly handle a transformation of a text node that has the IBM1147 character set, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document containing a BR element, related to a "type checking issue."
Patch / fix
- google chrome 5.0.375.70
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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1770 updated cvss 6.8
WebKit: type checking vulnerability in handling of text nodes (ZDI-CAN-765)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 qt, qt-x11, qt-odbc, qt-demos, qt-mysql, qt-sqlite, +4 moreaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
4.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
- Technology feeds
References
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/40620
vdb-entry, patch, third-party-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2010//Sep/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1006-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
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support.apple.com
/kb/HT4220
vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/kb/HT4334
vendor-advisory
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code.google.com
/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=43487
vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/kb/HT4456
vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/kb/HT4196
vendor-advisory
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googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/2722
vdb-entry, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/43068
third-party-advisory
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zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-10-093/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/41856
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0212
vdb-entry, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/40072
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/40196
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/40105
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/1373
vdb-entry, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/42314
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/1512
vdb-entry, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0552
vdb-entry, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1024067
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7099
vdb-entry, signature, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-1770
- NVD CVE-2010-1770
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