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CVE-2010-1400

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1400 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple Safari on Mac OS X and Windows. This flaw, specifically related to caption elements, could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a critical risk, indicating network-based attacks with medium complexity leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100 suggests a significant potential impact if exploited.

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
6.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0670 is in the 69th 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 (2)

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1400Critical

WebKit: use-after-free vulnerability in handling of caption elements

Jun 7, 2010

References

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
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%3A7031
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