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CVE-2010-1822

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1822 describes a critical vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple Safari and Google Chrome versions prior to their respective patches. This flaw, categorized as a type confusion (CWE-704), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by embedding a specially crafted SVG element within a non-SVG document. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit or ExploitDB entries exist, and there's minimal community discussion or media coverage, the vulnerability's age suggests it is unlikely to be actively exploited in the wild today.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.0, < 5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 6.0.472.62CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0218 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1822Important

WebKit: DoS (crash) by processing certain SVG images

Sep 17, 2010

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_17.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00002.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.webkit.org / show_bug.cgi
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42314
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/43068
Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6691
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4455
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4456
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3046
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
Broken LinkVendor Advisory