CVE-2010-4040
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2010 at 06:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxChromeopenSUSE
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 7.0.517.41
Affected range stops below 7.0.517.41, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
11.2 ≤ v ≤ 11.3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
References (12)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/41888Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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