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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.

Published

2010-10-21T19:00:04.957

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	google	chrome	< 7.0.517.41	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	≤ 11.3	Yes

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/41888 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 Not Applicable ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7646 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41888 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7646 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)