CVE-2010-1729 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Apple Safari via JavaScript infinite loops in marquee elements, 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-2010-1729?
CVE-2010-1729 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 5 May 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
WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used in Safari.exe 4.531.9.1 in Apple Safari, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript that writes <marquee> sequences in an infinite loop.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1729?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Safari, Apple Webkit.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1729 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-2010-1729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fhxx-pw5c-g2gc.