CVE-2010-1119 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or read sensitive data via a use-after-free flaw in WebKit, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-1119?
CVE-2010-1119 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 25 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Safari on Apple iPhone OS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash), or read the SMS database or other data, via vectors related to "attribute manipulation," as demonstrated by Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1119?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2010-1119 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1119 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx95-xphp-56vx.