CVE-2010-1781 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the application via crafted inline element rendering in iOS WebKit.

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-2010-1781?

CVE-2010-1781 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 9 Sep 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

Double free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple iOS before 4.1 on the iPhone and iPod touch allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to the rendering of an inline element.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1781?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1781?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1781 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2010-1781 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1781 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xh9c-76xx-xhrp.

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