CVE-2010-0655

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the display of a blocked popup window during navigation to a different web site.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.86% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.html patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506 vdb entry
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-65/ vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=12523
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14069 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0655?
CVE-2010-0655 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0655?
To fix CVE-2010-0655, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0655 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0655 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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