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CVE-2010-4494

7.5 · HIGH

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have…

Published Dec 7, 2010googleCWE-415EPSS 5.93%

Overview

CVE-2010-4494 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on December 7, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
googlechrome>= 0, < 8.0.552.215Affected
xmlsoftlibxml20Affected
appleitunes>= 0, < 10.2Affected
applesafari>= 0, < 5.0.4Affected
appleiphone_os>= 0, < 4.3.0Affected
applemac_os_x>= 0, < 10.6.7Affected
apacheopenoffice2.1.0Affected

References

Refcode.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63444Refgooglechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055775.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlRefmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4494?

CVE-2010-4494 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on December 7, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2010-4494?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-4494?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-4494?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2010-4494 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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