CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.9 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, does not properly handle large text areas, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2010 as Bug 656118 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4198 since 11/05/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51444 (Fedora 13 : webkitgtk-1.2.6-1.fc13 (2011-0121)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118709 (Google Chrome Prior to 7.0.517.44 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 databases at X-Force (63006) and Tenable (51444). The entries 55514, 55513, 55365 and 55364 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 51444
Nessus Name: Fedora 13 : webkitgtk-1.2.6-1.fc13 (2011-0121)
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OpenVAS ID: 68823
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: webkit-gtk2
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 6.0.462.0
Timeline
11/04/2010 🔍11/04/2010 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: Bug 656118
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4198 (🔍)
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X-Force: 63006
Vulnerability Center: 28170 - Google Chrome Before 7.0.517.44 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted HTML Document, High
SecurityFocus: 45719 - WebKit Large Text Area (CVE-2010-4198) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 42109 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2011-0216
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 14:37Updated: 09/28/2021 14:46
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (67), 03/09/2017 08:11 (13), 09/28/2021 14:42 (13), 09/28/2021 14:46 (1)
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