CVE-2010-1178 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Safari on iOS via a JavaScript loop constructing an infinitely long string, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2010-1178?
CVE-2010-1178 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 29 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
Safari on Apple iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a JavaScript loop that attempts to construct an infinitely long string.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-1178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pp8-p7xx-x77f.