Bug 596403 (CVE-2010-1398)

Summary:	CVE-2010-1398 WebKit: memory corruption flaw in handling of ordered list insertions (ZDI-CAN-686)
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Vincent Danen <vdanen>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
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Priority:	urgent
Version:	unspecified	CC:	jgrulich, jlieskov, jreznik, security-response-team, stransky, than
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Description Vincent Danen 2010-05-26 17:45:25 UTC

A memory corruption issue exists in WebKit's handling of ordered list insertions. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of list insertions.

References:

Bugzilla: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35305
Trac: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/55167

Acknowledgements:

Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of Apple Product Security for responsibly reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as the original reporter.

Comment 3 Jan Lieskovsky 2010-06-08 16:33:20 UTC

Public via:
  [1] http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196