WebKit: use-after-free vulnerability in handling of geolocation events
Published Sep 24, 2010
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.97%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in page/Geolocation.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r59859, as used in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site, related to failure to stop timers associated with geolocation upon deletion of a document.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 6.0
Configuration 3
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
Configuration 5
- 12
- 13
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
webkitgtk
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | webkitgtk | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 79.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 77.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01331) | 78.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.29% (0.03286) | 91.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 3.28% (0.03277) | 91.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 2.92% (0.02917) | 90.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 2.67% (0.02667) | 89.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01177) | 83.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00832) | 79.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.00% (0.05002) | 89.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.00% (0.05002) | 88.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.00% (0.05002) | 75.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=44868 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingMailing List
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044031.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40072 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40557 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/59859 x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1801 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1772 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39388 x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596498 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1772
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11661 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1772
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