VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-4038
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.67% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-404
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=53985Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41888Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731Not Applicable
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13930Third Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=53985Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41888Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731Not Applicable
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13930Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.