VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-4040
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.41% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- google/chrome · debian/debian linux · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41888Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731Not Applicable
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212Not Applicable
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552Not Applicable
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7646Third Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41888Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731Not Applicable
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212Not Applicable
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552Not Applicable
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7646Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.