CVE-2010-1029

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-03-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in the WebCore::CSSSelector function in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari 4.0.4, Apple Safari on iPhone OS and iPhone OS for iPod touch, and Google Chrome 4.0.249, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a STYLE element composed of a large number of *> sequences.

Affected products

Apple Safari: 4.0.4
Google Chrome: 4.0.249.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11567
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11574
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38398
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56524
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56527
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14301
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11567

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