CVE-2010-1812 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the application via crafted selections in WebKit-based browsers on iOS and Linux.

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
Available

What is CVE-2010-1812?

CVE-2010-1812 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple iOS before 4.1 on the iPhone and iPod touch, and webkitgtk before 1.2.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving selections.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1812?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1812?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2010-1812 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1812 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v7qg-mvfg-r79j.

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