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CVE-2010-1823 Detail

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit before r65958, as used in Google Chrome before 6.0.472.59, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger use of document APIs such as document.close during parsing, as demonstrated by a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) file referencing an invalid SVG font, aka rdar problem 8442098.


Metrics

 
NVD enrichment efforts reference publicly available information to associate vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also displayed.
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.3 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=50250 Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=50250 Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_14.html Vendor Advisory 
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_14.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43055 Permissions Required 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43055 Permissions Required 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44533 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44533 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7405 Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7405 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
6.0.472.59

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
10.5
 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
5.0.6

Denotes Vulnerable Software
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-1823
NVD Published Date:
09/24/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Apple Inc.