MEDIUM
WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used in Safari.exe 4.531.9.1 in Apple Safari, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript that writes <marquee> sequences in an infinite loop
Published May 5, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.98%
Description
WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used in Safari.exe 4.531.9.1 in Apple Safari, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript that writes <marquee> sequences in an infinite loop.
Affected products
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.98% 0.01978
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01978
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 79.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 77.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 65.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 78.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 76.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 73.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://h.ackack.net/?p=258 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://h.ackack.net/?p=258 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 5, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 5, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1729
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a