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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Web Sockets. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle a shutdown action, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 10/21/2010 by Michal Zalewski (Inferno) with Chromium Development Community (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4038. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50049 (Google Chrome < 7.0.517.41 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118621 (Google Chrome Prior to 7.0.517.41 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 6.0.462.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (50049). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 55215, 55214, 55213 and 55212.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Google

Name

• Chrome

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 50049
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 7.0.517.41 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 801472
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome multiple vulnerabilities - October 10(Linux)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

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Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Chrome 6.0.462.0

Timelineinfo

10/19/2010 🔍
10/19/2010 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2010 +1 days 🔍
10/21/2010 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2010 +0 days 🔍
10/24/2010 +3 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1607 days 🔍
09/28/2021 +2385 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Zalewski (Inferno)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2010-4038 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

Vulnerability Center: 27837 - The Web Sockets Implementation in Google Chrome Before 7.0.517.41 Allows Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 44241 - Google Chrome prior to 7.0.517.41 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 41888

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 02:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 03/08/2017 15:28 (11), 09/28/2021 02:01 (5), 09/28/2021 02:09 (11), 09/28/2021 02:15 (1)
Complete: 🔍

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