CVE-2010-4576
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.67% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- google/chrome os · google/chrome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63529Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42648Third Party Advisory
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=66620Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14161Third Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63529Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42648Third Party Advisory
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=66620Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14161Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.