WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.1.3 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 and Google Chrome…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-704Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-704 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.1.3 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 and Google Chrome before 6.0.472.62, does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an SVG element in a non-SVG document.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02176 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.1.3; 5.0 to before 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.0.472.62 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.1.3; 5.0 to before 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.0.472.62 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1822
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whwc-x4m2-68jw
References
Advisory 10
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45562
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455
- ADV-2011-0212
- ADV-2010-3046
- SUSE-SR:2011:002
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-18-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_17.html
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6691
Sources
- CVE-2010-1822 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-1822 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whwc-x4m2-68jw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-1822 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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