HIGH
WebKit: API abuse vulnerability in handling of libxml contexts
Published Jun 11, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.69%
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, does not properly handle libxml contexts, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted HTML document, related to an "API abuse issue."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
AND
Running on/with
OR
- 10.5
- 10.5.0
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.5.4
- 10.5.5
- 10.5.6
- 10.5.7
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
- 10.5
- 10.5.0
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.5.4
- 10.5.5
- 10.5.6
- 10.5.7
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 2
AND
Running on/with
OR
- 10.4
- 10.4.0
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
- 10.4
- 10.4.0
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
webkitgtk
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | webkitgtk | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.69% 0.06691
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06691
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.69% (0.06691) | 93.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.69% (0.06691) | 93.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 31.85% (0.31845) | 96.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 34.32% (0.34318) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 31.85% (0.31845) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 34.32% (0.34318) | 96.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 31.85% (0.31845) | 96.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 3, 2025 | 33.57% (0.33571) | 96.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.21% (0.07214) | 90.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.08% (0.09078) | 87.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.21% (0.07214) | 90.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.46% (0.05464) | 89.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.55% (0.04555) | 92.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 6.71% (0.06715) | 93.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 5.55% (0.05547) | 92.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 6.54% (0.06535) | 92.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.72% (0.04721) | 91.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 90.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 89.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 77.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (28)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40105 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40196 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024067 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4220 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40620 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1373 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1512 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1415 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596460 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1415
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7374 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1415
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Jun 11, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 15, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1415
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a