CVE-2010-1181 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Safari or execute arbitrary code on iOS devices by sending a long string in a MARQUEE element.

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-2010-1181?

CVE-2010-1181 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, 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) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a MARQUEE element.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1181?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1181?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1181 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-2010-1181 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5m4m-4g5q-3jvx.

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