CVE-2010-1179 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Safari on Apple iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch, which could also lead to arbitrary code execution. This flaw is triggered by a large integer in the numcolors attribute of a recolorinfo element within a VML file. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation is confirmed and it's not in the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-11890), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.