Bug 596382 (CVE-2010-1392) - CVE-2010-1392 WebKit: use-after-free vulnerabiity when rendering HTML buttons
Summary: CVE-2010-1392 WebKit: use-after-free vulnerabiity when rendering HTML buttons
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2010-1392
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: Embargoed806808
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Reported: 2010-05-26 17:11 UTC by Vincent Danen
Modified: 2023-05-11 14:33 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2015-07-29 14:32:59 UTC

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Description Vincent Danen 2010-05-26 17:11:02 UTC 
A use after free issue exists in WebKit's rendering of HTML buttons.  Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved memory management.

References:

Bugzilla: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34641
Trac: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/56297

Acknowledgements:

Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of Apple Product Security for responsibly reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Matthieu Bonetti of VUPEN Vulnerability Research Team as the original reporter.
Comment 6 Jan Lieskovsky 2010-06-08 16:30:08 UTC 
Public via:
  [1] http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196
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