CVE DATABASE / CVE-2010-1772
CVE-2010-1772
CVSS 8.8 · HIGH
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in page/Geolocation.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r59859, as used in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site, related to failure to stop timers associated with geolocation upon deletion of a document.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Google chromeRedhat enterprise linuxCanonical ubuntu linuxOpensuse opensuseFedoraproject fedora
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References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=44868
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044023.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/59859
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1801
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-29. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.