# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mx95-xphp-56vx

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Google Android 2.0/2.1/2.1.1 - WebKit Use-After-Free (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

- [CVE-2021-30666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30666/): Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-30761](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30761/): Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-30762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30762/): Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-4657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4657/): Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7286/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1119 exists.

Affected product: Apple Iphone Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1119/
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