# CVE-2010-0651: WebKit before r52784, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78 and Apple Safari before 4.0.5, permits cross-origin loading of CSS styleshe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-02-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

WebKit before r52784, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78 and Apple Safari before 4.0.5, permits cross-origin loading of CSS stylesheets even when the stylesheet download has an incorrect MIME type and the stylesheet document is malformed, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document.

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=9877
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/12/generic-cross-browser-cross-domain.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/52784
- http://websec.sv.cmu.edu/css/css.pdf
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13653
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506
- http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29820
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552

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