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webkit: Integer overflow in WebKit's handling of Text objects

Published Nov 20, 2010

Description

Integer overflow in the Text::wholeText method in dom/Text.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving Text objects.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Nov 20, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 7, 2010
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jan 1, 2010