CVE-2010-1772

Public Exploit

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in page/Geolocation.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r59859, as used in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site, related to failure to stop timers associated with geolocation upon deletion of a document.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.80% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory webkit.org
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://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 vdb entry broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044031.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1801 vdb entry broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40072 third party advisory broken link
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39388 permissions required vendor advisory
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/59859 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/40557 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=44868 issue tracking mailing list exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044023.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11661 signature vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 vdb entry broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596498 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1772?
CVE-2010-1772 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1772?
To fix CVE-2010-1772, 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-2010-1772 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1772 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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