CVE-2010-0050

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to...

8.8 HighPublic exploit

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML document with improperly nested tags.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

11.6%Down 33.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2010-0050
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-0050
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-0082 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-0082
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x35p-q7vp-559r 8.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-x35p-q7vp-559r
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Webkit (Apple Safari 4.0.5) - Blink Tag Stack Exhaustion Denial of Service	2010-04-27

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-0050 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Safari, published March 12, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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