HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a JavaScript string object
Published Jul 30, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.48%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a JavaScript string object.
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
- 10.6.4
- 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
- 10.6.4
- 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.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
6.48% 0.06477
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06477
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.48% (0.06477) | 93.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.48% (0.06477) | 92.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 18.38% (0.18379) | 95.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 14.35% (0.14348) | 94.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 18.38% (0.18379) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 14.35% (0.14348) | 94.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 18.38% (0.18379) | 95.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.35% (0.14348) | 93.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.98% (0.16979) | 91.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.35% (0.14348) | 93.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.30% (0.08302) | 94.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 94.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 6.81% (0.06807) | 92.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.06% (0.06058) | 92.34th | 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 (11)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jul/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/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/42314 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4276 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42020 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11524 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jul/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/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/42314 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4276 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42020 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11524 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Jul 30, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 6, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1789
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a