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CVE-2010-1788

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1788 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple Safari on Mac OS X and Windows, and webkitgtk. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by crafting a malicious SVG document containing a 'use' element. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low authentication requirements, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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
<= 5.0CPE 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
5.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0596 is in the 65th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: webkitgtk-0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
View patch
applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1788Moderate

WebKit: multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK

Aug 11, 2010

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Jul/msg00001.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Sep/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
secunia.com / advisories/41856
secunia.com / advisories/42314
secunia.com / advisories/43068
secunia.com / advisories/43086
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11962
support.apple.com / kb/HT4276
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4334
support.apple.com / kb/HT4456
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html
securityfocus.com / bid/42020
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1006-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2722
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0216
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0552