CVE-2010-1730 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Dolphin Browser on HTC Hero devices by tricking users into visiting a webpage with malicious JavaScript.
- 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-2010-1730?
CVE-2010-1730 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, 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
Dolphin Browser 2.5.0 on the HTC Hero allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript that writes <marquee> sequences in an infinite loop.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1730?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dolphin Dolphin Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1730?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1730 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-2010-1730 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1730 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v77r-xjxp-g9v2.