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CVE-2010-0042

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0042 describes a memory initialization vulnerability in ImageIO, affecting Apple Safari before 4.0.5 and iTunes before 9.1 on Windows. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted TIFF image. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial confidentiality impact, with no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0.4CPE 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

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0252 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00003.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
secunia.com / advisories/39135
secunia.com / advisories/42314
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7561
support.apple.com / kb/HT4070
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4077
support.apple.com / kb/HT4105
support.apple.com / kb/HT4225
support.apple.com / kb/HT4456
securityfocus.com / bid/38671
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/38677
Patch
securitytracker.com / id