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WebKit: uninitialized memory access vulnerability in handling of selection changes on form input elements (ZDI-CAN-687)

Published Jun 11, 2010

Description

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, accesses uninitialized memory during a selection change on a form input element, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Jun 11, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 15, 2010
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Critical
Public date Jun 7, 2010