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CVE-2010-1759

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1759 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple Safari on Mac OS X and Windows. This flaw, specifically related to the Node.normalize method, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high severity risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, an exploit for Android 2.2 was published on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
15.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-18446 · Feb 1, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1573 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: qt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: webkitgtk

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1759Critical

WebKit: use-after-free vulnerability in handling of the Node.normalize method

Jun 7, 2010

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
secunia.com / advisories/40105
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40196
secunia.com / advisories/41856
secunia.com / advisories/43068
securitytracker.com / id
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7005
support.apple.com / kb/HT4196
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4220
support.apple.com / kb/HT4225
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/40620
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1006-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1373
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1512
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2722
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0552