CVE-2010-1729 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2010-05-05

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:webkit::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-1749	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00643.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://h.ackack.net/?p=258
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Safari Webkit

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-05-05T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:35:53.430Z

Reserved: 2010-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1729

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-05-06T14:53:01.627

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-1729

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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