CVE-2010-1823 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted CSS and SVG fonts in WebKit-based browsers.
- 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-2010-1823?
CVE-2010-1823 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 24 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 before r65958, as used in Google Chrome before 6.0.472.59, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger use of document APIs such as document.close during parsing, as demonstrated by a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) file referencing an invalid SVG font, aka rdar problem 8442098.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1823?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1823?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1823 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-2010-1823 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1823 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Itunes
Sources
Also known as CVE-2010-3408, GHSA-29qv-h4j6-wvj9.