CVE-2010-0659
The image decoder in WebKit before r52833, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, does not properly handle a failure of memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a malformed GIF file that…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The image decoder in WebKit before r52833, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, does not properly handle a failure of memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a malformed GIF file that specifies a large size.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.19% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apple/webkit · google/chrome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28566
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.htmlPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506
- http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugsVendor Advisory
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/52833
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14079
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28566
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.htmlPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506
- http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugsVendor Advisory
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/52833
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14079
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.