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Apple Safari <= 4.531.9.1 'webkit' DoS Vulnerability

🗓️ 13 May 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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Apple Safari 'webkit' Denial Of Service Vulnerability. Safari Web Browser prone to DoS vulnerabilities

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:apple:safari";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801332");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-05-13 09:36:55 +0200 (Thu, 13 May 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1728");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Apple Safari <= 4.531.9.1 'webkit' DoS Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://en.securitylab.ru/nvd/393589.php");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2010-1729");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1729");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_apple_safari_smb_login_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("apple/safari/smb-login/detected");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker to crash the
  affected browser, resulting in a denial of service condition.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple Safari version (Safari.exe) 4.531.9.1 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to error in 'WebKit.dll' file in webkit
  when processing 'JavaScript' that writes sequences in an infinite loop.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution
  options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or
  replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple Safari is prone to a denial of service (DoS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

function find_version(filepath) {
  sysPath = eregmatch(string:filepath, pattern:"^.*\\");
  file_name = eregmatch(string:filepath, pattern:"[^\\]+$");
  vers = fetch_file_version(sysPath: sysPath[0], file_name:file_name[0]);
  return vers;
}

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

path = infos["location"];

key = "SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\Safari";
asFile = registry_get_sz(item:"BrowserExe", key:key);
if(asFile) {
  exeVer = find_version(filepath:asFile);
  if(!isnull(exeVer)) {
    if(version_is_less_equal(version:exeVer, test_version:"4.31.9.1")) {
      file = asFile - "\Safari\Safari.exe\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\WebKit.dll";
      dllVer = find_version(filepath:file);
      if(!isnull(dllVer)) {
        if(version_is_less_equal(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.31.9.1")) {
          report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"None", install_path:path, file_checked:file);
          security_message(port:0, data:report);
          exit(0);
        }
        exit(99);
      }
    }
  }
}

exit(0);

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.1
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.0698
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