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CVE-2010-3257

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3257 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, impacting Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and webkitgtk. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through specially crafted web content related to element focus. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is a critical vulnerability, requiring low attack complexity and offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.0.472.53CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.0, < 5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0331 is in the 46th 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 (1)

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3257Moderate

webkit: stale pointer issue with focusing

Sep 2, 2010

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
Vendor Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2010/09/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party 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
secunia.com / advisories/41856
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42314
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43068
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43086
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12138
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4455
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4456
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/44204
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1006-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2722
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3046
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0216
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0552
Third Party Advisory