CVE-2010-1770

Critical

Description

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Apple Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 does not properly handle a transformation of a text node that has the IBM1147 character set, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document containing a BR element, related to a "type checking issue."

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductApple Safari
PublishedJun 11, 2010
First seenJun 11, 2010

How to fix

Update
  • google chrome5.0.375.70 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple safariv ≤ 4.0.5—
apple webkitNo range specified—
google chromev < 5.0.375.705.0.375.70
canonical ubuntu_linux9.10, 10.04, 10.04.4, 10.10—
opensuse opensuse11.2, 11.3—
suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop10, 11—
suse suse_linux_enterprise_server10, 11—

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