Bug 596460 (CVE-2010-1415)

Summary:	CVE-2010-1415 WebKit: API abuse vulnerability in handling of libxml contexts
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Vincent Danen <vdanen>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	jgrulich, jlieskov, jreznik, security-response-team, stransky, than
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Description Vincent Danen 2010-05-26 19:16:27 UTC

An API abuse issue exists in WebKit's handling of libxml contexts. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of libxml context objects.

References:

Bugzilla: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36000
Trac: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/56420

Acknowledgements:

Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of Apple Product Security for responsibly reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Aki Helin of OUSPG as the original reporter.

Comment 3 Jan Lieskovsky 2010-06-08 17:06:08 UTC

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