CVE-2010-4576

Public Exploit

Description

browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.19% Top 20%
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14161 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390 vdb entry third party advisory
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=66620 patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63529 exploit patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4576?
CVE-2010-4576 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4576?
To fix CVE-2010-4576, 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-2010-4576 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4576 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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