Vulnerability in Apple Safari
CVE-2010-1939
Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari 4.0.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using window.open to create a popup window for a crafted HTML document, and then calling the parent window's close method, which triggers improper handling of a deleted window object.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.147 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.147 · newest: 0.147 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Safari — versions 4.0.5
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/39670 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6748 (signature, vdb-entry)
- reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20004709-263.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1097 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/39990 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- h07.w.interia.pl/Safari.rar (Exploit)
- www.osvdb.org/64482 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943165 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-1939?
- CVE-2010-1939 is a vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under CWE-399. Published 2010-05-13.
- Is CVE-2010-1939 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.