Bug 596459 (CVE-2010-1414) - CVE-2010-1414 WebKit: use-after-free vulnerability in handling of the removeChild DOM method
Summary: CVE-2010-1414 WebKit: use-after-free vulnerability in handling of the removeC...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2010-1414
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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urgent
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: Embargoed806808
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Reported: 2010-05-26 19:13 UTC by Vincent Danen
Modified: 2023-05-11 14:17 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2015-08-05 08:17:04 UTC

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Description Vincent Danen 2010-05-26 19:13:33 UTC 
A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of the removeChild DOM method. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of child element removal.

References:

Bugzilla: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35818
Trac: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/55783

Acknowledgements:

Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of Apple Product Security for responsibly reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Mark Dowd of Azimuth Security as the original reporter.
Comment 5 Jan Lieskovsky 2010-06-08 16:45:25 UTC 
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  [1] http://support.apple.com/kb/HT419
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