CVE-2010-0659: apple webkit Resource Management Errors
CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 18-02-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-0659 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apple webkit. EPSS estimates a 3.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 18-02-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The image decoder in WebKit before r52833, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, does not properly handle a failure of memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a malformed GIF file that specifies a large size.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 9.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.19% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score3.19%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Apple1 product
- webkit≤ r53524
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 4.0.249.78 | 0.2.149.27 | 0.2.149.29 | 0.2.149.30 | 0.2.152.1 | 0.2.153.1 | 0.3.154.0 | 0.3.154.3 | 0.4.154.18 | 0.4.154.22 | 0.4.154.31 | 0.4.154.33 | 1.0.154.36 | 1.0.154.39 | 1.0.154.42 | 1.0.154.43 | 1.0.154.46 | 1.0.154.48 | 1.0.154.52 | 1.0.154.53 | 1.0.154.59 | 1.0.154.65 | 2.0.156.1 | 2.0.157.0 | 2.0.157.2 | 2.0.158.0 | 2.0.159.0 | 2.0.169.0 | 2.0.169.1 | 2.0.170.0 | 2.0.172 | 2.0.172.2 | 2.0.172.8 | 2.0.172.27 | 2.0.172.28 | 2.0.172.30 | 2.0.172.31 | 2.0.172.33 | 2.0.172.37 | 2.0.172.38 | 3.0.182.2 | 3.0.190.2 | 3.0.193.2:beta | 3.0.195.21 | 3.0.195.24 | 3.0.195.32 | 3.0.195.33 | 4.0.244.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
10 links- trac.webkit.org/changeset/52833X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231X Refsource CONFIRM
- sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugsX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28566X Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14079VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL