High severity · published Oct 21, 2010
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…
7.8
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
before 7.0.517.41 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.2 through 11.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4040
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4040
Exploit
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500
Release Notes
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41888
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188
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