CVE-2010-0050

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML document with improperly nested tags.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 51.65% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html mailing list vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56836 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023708 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry broken link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041383.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7587 vdb entry signature broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041432.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671 patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041436.html mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0050?
CVE-2010-0050 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0050?
To fix CVE-2010-0050, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0050 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0050 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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