RCE in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2010-1415
WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, does not properly handle libxml contexts, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted HTML document, related to an "API abuse issue."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.067 (93.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.067 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.4.11, 10.4.7, 10.6.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.4.11, 10.4.7, 10.6.3
- Apple Safari — versions 4.0, 4.0.2, 4.0.1
- Apple Webkit
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4220
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/43068 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/41856 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7374 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-1415?
- CVE-2010-1415 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Code Injection. Published 2010-06-11.
- Is CVE-2010-1415 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.