CVE-2010-4205

Public Exploit

Description

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44 does not properly handle the data types of event objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.86% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html	release notes vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11537	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/42109	third party advisory broken link
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60769	issue tracking mailing list vendor advisory exploit
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60327	issue tracking mailing list vendor advisory exploit
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=61255	issue tracking mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4205?: CVE-2010-4205 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4205?: To fix CVE-2010-4205, 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-2010-4205 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-4205 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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