# CVE-2010-1770: WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Apple Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Google Chrome bef

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Apple Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 does not properly handle a transformation of a text node that has the IBM1147 character set, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document containing a BR element, related to a "type checking issue."

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4220
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Sep/msg00002.html
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-093/
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4334
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40196
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40105
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1373
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1512
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40620
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=43487
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024067
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196

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