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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-1403

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, accesses uninitialized memory during the handling of a use element in an SVG document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 8.73%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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, accesses uninitialized memory during the handling of a use element in an SVG document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted document containing XML that triggers a parsing error, related to ProcessInstruction.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
8.73% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
apple/safari · apple/webkit
Source
product-security@apple.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.