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CVE-2011-0255

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...

9.3 High

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

Exploit likelihood

3.92%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

Record
CVE-2011-0255
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

Record
CVE-2011-0255
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0281 No score

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

Record
EUVD-2011-0281
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3pc-v98h-rw9m No score

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

Record
GHSA-m3pc-v98h-rw9m
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-0255 No score

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2011-0255
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qtwebkit-source
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.3.2-0ubuntu102.3.2-0ubuntu11
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2011-0255 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Safari, published July 21, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.92%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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