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CVE-2010-0053

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0053 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari's WebKit engine, affecting versions prior to 4.0.5. This flaw, stemming from the handling of the run-in CSS display property, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service through an application crash. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is a critical vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE 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 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
6.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0605 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 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 (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-0053Critical

webkitgtk: multiple security vulnerabilities in WebKit

Mar 11, 2010

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041383.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041432.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041436.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
osvdb.org / 62948
secunia.com / advisories/41856
secunia.com / advisories/43068
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7323
support.apple.com / kb/HT4070
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4225
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/38671
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1006-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2722
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0552