CVE-2010-1790

Description

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.4; and webkitgtk before 1.2.6; does not properly handle just-in-time (JIT) compiled JavaScript stubs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted HTML document, related to a "reentrancy issue."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.79% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068	third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4276	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jul/msg00001.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11777	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/43086	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42020	vdb entry patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00000.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1790?: CVE-2010-1790 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1790?: To fix CVE-2010-1790, 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-2010-1790 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-1790 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.