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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-0050 · published 15 March 2010

CVE-2010-0050: Apple safari use after free vulnerability

Apple · Safari

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML document with improperly nested tags.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 12% · top 4.1% CWE-416 · Use after free
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.3
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
38References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML document with improperly nested tags.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing ListVendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041383.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041432.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041436.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023708 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56836 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7587 Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing ListVendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041383.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041432.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041436.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023708 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56836 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7587 Broken Link

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-0050), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.