CVE-2010-1770

Description

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."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.27% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4220 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 third party advisory vdb entry permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Sep/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-093/ third party advisory vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4334 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 third party advisory vdb entry permissions required
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html patch vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/40072 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40196 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40105 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1373 third party advisory vdb entry permissions required
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1512 third party advisory vdb entry permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40620 patch third party advisory vdb entry
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=43487 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 third party advisory vdb entry permissions required
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024067 third party advisory vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196 vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7099 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1770?
CVE-2010-1770 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1770?
To fix CVE-2010-1770, 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-2010-1770 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1770 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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