CVE-2010-4491

Description

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly restrict privileged extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted extension.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11991 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/42472 third party advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=62168
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4491?
CVE-2010-4491 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4491?
To fix CVE-2010-4491, 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-2010-4491 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4491 is being actively exploited. 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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