CVE-2010-1029

Exp

Stack consumption vulnerability in the WebCore::CSSSelector function in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari 4.0.4, Apple Safari on iPhone OS and iPhone OS for iPod touch, and Google Chrome 4.0.249, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a STYLE element composed of a large number of *> sequences.

Published: 2010-03-19 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1029 is rated High Exploit Risk (72/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.17%, 97th percentile). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-1029

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
11567 exploit_db edb 2010-02-24 Exploit-DB ↗
11574 exploit_db edb 2010-02-24 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1029

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-03 32.17% 35.17% +2.99%
2 2026-02-01 37.62% 32.17% -5.45%
3 2025-03-30 — 37.62% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1029

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1029

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1029

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1029
ubuntu low CVE-2010-1029 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (chromium-browser, qt4-x11, webkit), 24 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): not-affected 13, DNE 6, ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1029

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1029

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple safari 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 4.0.249.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:4.0.249.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari — cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1029

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