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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-3812 json

Integer overflow in the Text::wholeText method in dom/Text.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3791

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.9%
EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the Text::wholeText method in dom/Text.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving Text objects.

Patch / fix

  • webkitgtk RHEL 6 1.2.6-2.el6_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0177

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3812 updated cvss 3.7

webkit: Integer overflow in WebKit's handling of Text objects

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) webkitgtk 1.2.6-2.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) webkitgtk 1.2.6-2.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) webkitgtk 1.2.6-2.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) webkitgtk 1.2.6-2.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) webkitgtk 1.2.6-2.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) webkitgtk 1.2.6-2.el6_0
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) webkitgtk 1.2.6-2.el6_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0177

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Exploit prediction

6.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% 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

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