CVE-2010-1119

Apple Safari < 5.0 - Use-After-Free via Attribute Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-1119. PoCs published by MJ Keith.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a use-after-free vulnerability in Android's WebKit browser engine (CVE-2010-1119) to execute arbitrary shellcode. It manipulates heap memory via JavaScript to achieve remote code execution, targeting Android versions 2.0, 2.1, and 2.1.1.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, Safari before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, and Safari on Apple iPhone OS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash), or read the SMS database or other data, via vectors related to "attribute manipulation," as demonstrated by Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MJ Keith · htmlremoteandroid
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16974

This exploit leverages a use-after-free vulnerability in Android's WebKit browser engine (CVE-2010-1119) to execute arbitrary shellcode. It manipulates heap memory via JavaScript to achieve remote code execution, targeting Android versions 2.0, 2.1, and 2.1.1.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Android WebKit (versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.1.1)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using the vulnerable Android browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4220
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/40196
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/40105
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1373
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1512
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40620
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7037
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8128
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024067
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11001080021

Scores

EPSS 0.1887
EPSS Percentile 96.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (46)
apple/iphone_os 2.0
apple/iphone_os 2.0.0
apple/iphone_os 2.0.1
apple/iphone_os 2.0.2
apple/iphone_os 2.1
apple/iphone_os 2.1.1
apple/iphone_os 2.2
apple/iphone_os 2.2.1
apple/iphone_os 3.0
apple/iphone_os 3.0.1
... and 36 more
Published Mar 25, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026