CVE-2010-2295

Description

page/EventHandler.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 does not properly handle a change of the focused frame during the dispatching of keydown, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to redirect keystrokes via a crafted HTML document, aka rdar problem 7018610. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-1422.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.18% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory chromium.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26824 permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/40072 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=552255 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12003 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=15766 vendor advisory
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/WebKit/375/WebCore/page/EventHandler.cpp?r1=48067&r2=48066 permissions required vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2295?
CVE-2010-2295 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2295?
To fix CVE-2010-2295, 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-2010-2295 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2295 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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