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CVE-2010-1404

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an SVG document that contains recursive Use elements, which are not properly handled during page deconstruction.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-1404 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from apple, from apple, from apple and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-06-11T18:00:32.707

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apple safari ≤ 4.0.5 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.0b Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.1 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.2 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.3 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.4 Yes
Application apple webkit * Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.0 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.1 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.3 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.4 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.5 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.6 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.7 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.8 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.0 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.1 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.2 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.3 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.0 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.1 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.2 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.3 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.4 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.5 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.6 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.7 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.8 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.0 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.1 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.2 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.3 No
Operating System microsoft windows_7 * No
Operating System microsoft windows_vista * No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp * No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp * No
Application apple safari ≤ 4.0.5 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.0b Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.1 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.2 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.3 Yes
Application apple safari 4.0.4 Yes
Application apple webkit * Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.0 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.1 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.2 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.3 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.4 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.5 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.6 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.7 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.8 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.9 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.10 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.11 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.0 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.1 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.2 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.3 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.4 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.5 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.6 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.7 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.8 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.9 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.10 No
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.11 No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.