CVE-2010-4575

Public Exploit

Description

The ThemeInstalledInfoBarDelegate::Observe function in browser/extensions/theme_installed_infobar_delegate.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle incorrect tab interaction by an extension, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted extension.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.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
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42648 third party advisory
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=68112 patch vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60761 exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390 vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14427 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4575?
CVE-2010-4575 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4575?
To fix CVE-2010-4575, 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-2010-4575 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4575 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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