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CVE-2010-1939 in the critical feed json

Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari 4.0.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using window.open to cre…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1958

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.7%
EPSS 14.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari 4.0.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using window.open to create a popup window for a crafted HTML document, and then calling the parent window's close method, which triggers improper handling of a deleted window object.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-12573)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

14.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-12614 Apple Safari 4.0.5 - 'parent.close()' Memory Corruption (ASLR + DEP Bypass) remote, 2010-05-15
  • EDB-12573 Apple Safari 4.0.5 - 'parent.close()' Memory Corruption Code Execution remote, 2010-05-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39990 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • h07.w.interia.pl http://h07.w.interia.pl/Safari.rar referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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