CVE-2010-1824

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple iTunes before 10.2 on Windows, Apple Safari, and Google Chrome before 6.0.472.59, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via vectors related to SVG styles, the DOM tree, and error messages.

Affected products

Apple iTunes for Windows: before 10.2 — fixed in 10.2
Google Chrome: before 6.0.472.59 — fixed in 6.0.472.59

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iTunes for Windows 10.2; Google Chrome 6.0.472.59. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=50712
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_14.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-095
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43260
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7151
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=50712

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