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 HTML elements with right-to-left (RTL) text directionality.
CVE-2010-0049
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 95.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 15, 2010
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (40)
- product-security@applehttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=863
- product-security@applehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
- product-security@applehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
- product-security@applehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041383.html
- product-security@applehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041432.html
- product-security@applehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041436.html
- product-security@applehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- product-security@applehttp://osvdb.org/62942
- product-security@applehttp://secunia.com/advisories/41856
- product-security@applehttp://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- product-security@applehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070
- product-security@applehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
- product-security@applehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
- product-security@applehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671
- product-security@applehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023708
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-33752✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 11, 2010
WebKit 1.2.x - Right-to-Left Displayed Text Handling Memory Corruption
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