Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit before r65958, as used in Google Chrome before 6.0.472.59, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger use of document APIs such as document.close during parsing, as demonstrated by a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) file referencing an invalid SVG font, aka rdar problem 8442098.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 6.0.472.59 | |
| Apple | Itunes | < 10.5 |
| Apple | Safari | < 5.0.6 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=50250Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_14.Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43055Permissions Required
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44533Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Third Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=50250Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_14.Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2010-1823?
CVE-2010-1823 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3 (HIGH). Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit before r65958, as used in Google Chrome before 6.0.472.59, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vec...
How severe is CVE-2010-1823?
CVE-2010-1823 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 9.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2010-1823?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari.