CVE-2010-4578

Description

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 do not properly perform cursor handling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale pointers."

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.77% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42648	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=64959	permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390	vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14323	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188	third party advisory vendor advisory
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-2010-4578?: CVE-2010-4578 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4578?: To fix CVE-2010-4578, 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-2010-4578 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-4578 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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