Is CVE-2010-3116 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3116 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3116?

CVE-2010-3116 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-3116

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 3.7%EU EUVD

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.1.3 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3, Google Chrome before 5.0.375.127, and webkitgtk before 1.2.6, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to improper handling of MIME types by plug-ins.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
EPSS score: 3.7% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3116)
Published: August 24, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3116 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / iphone os
apple / safari
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
google / chrome
webkitgtk / webkitgtk

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=50515(Permissions Required)
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=51835(Permissions Required)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/08/stable-channel-update_19.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43086(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4455(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44200(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552(Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11909(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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