CVE-2010-1939

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-05-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari 4.0.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using window.open to create a popup window for a crafted HTML document, and then calling the parent window's close method, which triggers improper handling of a deleted window object.

Affected products

Apple Safari: 4.0.5

References

http://h07.w.interia.pl/Safari.rar
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20004709-263.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39670
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023958
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943165
http://www.osvdb.org/64482
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39990
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1097
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6748
http://h07.w.interia.pl/Safari.rar
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20004709-263.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39670

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