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HIGH

WebKit: DoS (crash) by processing certain SVG images

Published Oct 4, 2010

Description

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.1.3 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 and Google Chrome before 6.0.472.62, does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an SVG element in a non-SVG document.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

References (17)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Oct 4, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 6, 2010
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date Sep 17, 2010