$ cve CVE-2010-3804 JSON

CVE-2010-3804 EXPLOIT

5.0

MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.1% (pctl 95)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The JavaScript implementation in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4, uses a weak algorithm for generating values of random numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to track a user by predicting a value, a related issue to CVE-2008-5913 and CVE-2010-3171.

Scoring

CVSS	5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS	9.13% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-310
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2010-11-22
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (7)

Vendor	Product
apple	mac os x
apple	mac os x server
apple	safari
apple	webkit
microsoft	windows 7
microsoft	windows vista
microsoft	windows xp

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	WebKit - Insufficient Entropy Random Number Generator (1)	2010-11-18
exploit-db	WebKit - Insufficient Entropy Random Number Generator (2)	2010-11-18

References

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