Use-after-free vulnerability in page/Geolocation.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r59859, as used in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site, related to failure to stop timers associated with geolocation upon deletion of a document.
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory “belongs” to the code that operates on the new pointer.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | * | 5.0.375.70 (excluding) | |
| Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Webkit | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Webkit | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Webkit | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Webkit | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Webkit | Ubuntu | upstream | * |