Bug 596487 – CVE-2010-1770 WebKit: type checking vulnerability in handling of text nodes (ZDI-CAN-765)

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Bug 596487 - (CVE-2010-1770) CVE-2010-1770 WebKit: type checking vulnerability in handling of text nodes (ZDI-CAN-765)

Summary:	CVE-2010-1770 WebKit: type checking vulnerability in handling of text nodes (...

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2010-1770

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Keywords:	Security

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Blocks:	806808
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Reported:	2010-05-26 15:48 EDT by Vincent Danen
Modified:	2015-08-19 04:48 EDT (History)
CC List:	6 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2015-08-05 04:17:48 EDT
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Description Vincent Danen 2010-05-26 15:48:19 EDT

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 12:53:47 EDT

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

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