CVE-2010-1180

Safari - Remote Code Execution via Long Exception String in Throw Statement

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-1180. PoCs published by Nishant Das Patnaik.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a JavaScript exception handling vulnerability in Safari for iPhone/iPod Touch to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. It uses a malformed 'throw' statement with a large buffer of NOP sleds (%u9090) and null bytes to crash the browser.

Description

Safari on Apple iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long exception string in a throw statement, possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-1514.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nishant Das Patnaik · htmlremoteosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33810

This exploit leverages a JavaScript exception handling vulnerability in Safari for iPhone/iPod Touch to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. It uses a malformed 'throw' statement with a large buffer of NOP sleds (%u9090) and null bytes to crash the browser.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple Safari on iPhone and iPod Touch 3.1.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using vulnerable Safari version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38992
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57992

Scores

EPSS 0.0823
EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
apple/safari
Published Mar 29, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026