CVE-2010-1729

Published: 6 May 2010

WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used in Safari.exe 4.531.9.1 in Apple Safari, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript that writes <marquee> sequences in an infinite loop.

Notes

per Debian, CVE-2010-1729/1730/1731 are the same issue but with
different effects. This is the webkit CVE
per Debian, dos-only on webkit

Status

References

• http://h.ackack.net/overflow-in-webkit-dll-safari-and-opera.html
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1729
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian