CVE-2010-0042

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—
ImageIO in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 and iTunes before 9.1 on Windows does not ensure that memory access is associated with initialized memory, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted TIFF image.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 4.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.52%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 84
Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Safari
CWEs

CWE-200
References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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      "value": "ImageIO en Apple Safari anterior a v4.0.5 sobre Windows no se asegura de que el acceso a memoria esté asociado con la inicialización de memoria, lo que permite a atacantes remotos obtener información sensible desde los procesos de memoria a través de imágenes TIFF manipuladas."
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  "evaluatorComment": "Per: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html\r\n\r\n\r\n'ImageIO\r\nCVE-ID:  CVE-2010-0042\r\nAvailable for:  Windows 7, Vista, XP\r\nImpact:  Visiting a maliciously crafted website may result in sending\r\ndata from Safari's memory to the website\r\nDescription:  An uninitialized memory access issue exists in\r\nImageIO's handling of TIFF images. Visiting a maliciously crafted\r\nwebsite may result in sending data from Safari's memory to the\r\nwebsite. This issue is addressed through improved memory handling and\r\nadditional validation of TIFF images. Credit to Matthew 'j00ru'\r\nJurczyk of Hispasec for reporting this issue.'",
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  "evaluatorSolution": "Per: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html\r\n\r\n'Safari 4.0.5 is available via the Apple Software Update application,\r\nor Apple's Safari download site at:\r\nhttp://www.apple.com/safari/download/'"
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