Bug 596487 (CVE-2010-1770)

Summary:	CVE-2010-1770 WebKit: type checking vulnerability in handling of text nodes (ZDI-CAN-765)
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 19:48:19 UTC

A type checking issue exists in WebKit's handling of text nodes. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved type checking.

References:

Bugzilla: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38626
Trac: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/59795

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 4 Jan Lieskovsky 2010-06-08 16:53:47 UTC

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