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CVE-2010-1770

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Apple Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 does not properly handle a transformation of a text node that has the IBM1147 character set, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document containing a BR element, related to a "type checking issue."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-1770 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 12 products from apple, from apple, from apple and 9 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

2010-06-11T19:30:20.440

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-94
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apple safari ≤ 4.0.5 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 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
Application google chrome < 5.0.375.70 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 9.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04.4 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 10.10 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.2 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.3 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 10 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 11 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 10 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
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.