Is CVE-2010-3259 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3259 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3259?

CVE-2010-3259 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-3259

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.1.3 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3, Google Chrome before 6.0.472.53, and webkitgtk before 1.2.6, does not properly restrict read access to images derived from CANVAS elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain potentially sensitive image data via a crafted web site.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3258)
Published: September 7, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3258 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=53001(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.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/44206(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%3A11221(Third Party Advisory)
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/msvr11-002(Broken Link)

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

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