CVE-2010-1939

high

Published 2010-05-13 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.6

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari 4.0.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using window.open to create a popup window for a crafted HTML document, and then calling the parent window's close method, which triggers improper handling of a deleted window object.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-12614 remote windows verified

Alexey Sintsov · 2010-05-15

Apple Safari 4.0.5 - 'parent.close()' Memory Corruption (ASLR + DEP Bypass)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

EDB-12573 remote windows verified

Krystian Kloskowski · 2010-05-11

Apple Safari 4.0.5 - 'parent.close()' Memory Corruption Code Execution

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
apple	safari	`4.0.5`

References

CWEs

CWE-399

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.