Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-3257 (CCN-61559)

Assigned:2010-09-02
Published:2010-09-02
Updated:2020-08-04
Summary:Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.1.3 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3, Google Chrome before 6.0.472.53, and webkitgtk before 1.2.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving element focus.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
3.7 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
2.7 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-416
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=52443

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-3257

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html

Source: APPLE
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-18-1

Source: APPLE
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1

Source: SUSE
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SUSE-SR:2011:002

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-0177
Moderate: webkitgtk security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA41242
Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
41856

Source: CCN
Type: SA42314
Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
42314

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
43068

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
43086

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Safari Web site
About the security content of Safari 5.0.3 and Safari 4.1.3

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of iOS 4.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456

Source: CCN
Type: Google Chrome Releases Web site
Stable and Beta Channel Updates

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: Third Party Advisory
MDVSA-2011:039

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 67865
Google Chrome Focus Handling Stale Pointer Memory Corruption

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2011:0177

Source: CCN
Type: BID-42952
Google Chrome prior to 6.0.472.53 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
44204

Source: CCN
Type: BID-44204
WebKit CVE-2010-3257 Stale Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-1006-1

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2010-2722

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2010-3046

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2011-0212

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2011-0216

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2011-0552

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
google-chrome-focus-dos(61559)

Source: OVAL
Type: Third Party Advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12138

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2011:002
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 6.0.472.53)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 1.2.6)

  • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 4.1.3)
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.0 and < 5.0.3)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 4.2)

  • Configuration 4:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:google:chrome:4.0.249.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:google:chrome:4.0.249.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:google:chrome:4.1.249.1042:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:google:chrome:4.1.249.1036:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:google:chrome:4.1.249.1045:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:google:chrome:4.1.249.1059:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:google:chrome:4.1.249.1064:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:google:chrome:5.0.375.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:ios:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:ios:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:ios:4.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:ios:4.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20103257
    V
    CVE-2010-3257
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23285
    P
    ELSA-2011:0177: webkitgtk security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21433
    P
    RHSA-2011:0177: webkitgtk security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12138
    V
    Google Chrome Focus Handling Stale Pointer Remote DoS
    2013-08-12
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110177
    P
    RHSA-2011:0177: webkitgtk security update (Moderate)
    2011-01-25
    BACK
    google chrome *
    webkitgtk webkitgtk *
    apple safari *
    apple safari *
    apple iphone os *
    canonical ubuntu linux 9.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 10.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 10.10
    apple iphone os 2.0.0 -
    apple iphone os 2.0.1
    apple iphone os 2.0.1 -
    apple iphone os 2.0.2
    apple iphone os 2.0.2 -
    apple safari 4.0
    apple safari 4.0.1
    apple iphone os 2.1
    apple iphone os 2.0
    apple iphone os 3.0
    apple safari 4.0.2
    apple safari 4.0.3
    apple safari 4.0.4
    apple iphone os 3.1
    apple iphone os 3.1.2
    apple iphone os 3.1.3
    google chrome 4.0.249.78
    google chrome 4.0.249.89
    apple safari 4.0.5
    google chrome 4.1.249.1042
    google chrome 4.1.249.1036
    google chrome 4.1.249.1045
    google chrome 4.1.249.1059
    google chrome 4.1.249.1064
    apple safari 4.1
    apple safari 5.0
    google chrome 5.0.375.55
    apple iphone os 4.0
    apple iphone os 4.0.1
    apple safari 5.0.1
    apple safari 5.0.2
    apple iphone os 2.1 -
    apple iphone os 3.0 -
    apple iphone os 3.1.2 -
    apple iphone os 3.1 -
    apple iphone os 4.0.1 -
    apple iphone os 4.0 -
    apple mac os x 10.4.11
    apple mac os x server 10.4.11
    apple mac os x 10.5.8
    apple mac os x server 10.5.8
    apple ipad *
    apple mac os x server 10.6.4
    apple mac os x 10.6.4
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6