CVE-2010-4042
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2010 at 06:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsChromeopenSUSE
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle element maps, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to "stale elements."
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=56451x_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/2011-05/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/41888VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6654CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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