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CVE-2010-4575

The ThemeInstalledInfoBarDelegate::Observe function in browser/extensions/theme_installed_infobar_delegate.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle incorrect tab interaction by an extension, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted extension.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-4575 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from google, from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-12-22T01:00:03.063

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	chrome_os	< 8.0.552.343	Yes
Application	google	chrome	< 8.0.552.224	Yes

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60761 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42648 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=68112 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14427 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60761 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42648 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=68112 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14427 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.