CVE-2010-0049 describes a critical use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, specifically affecting Apple Safari versions prior to 4.0.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by crafting HTML elements with right-to-left (RTL) text directionality. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-33752) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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