Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-4198
WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, does not properly handle large text areas, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionInput validationDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4198
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.16%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 88 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-4198
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-4198
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-4198
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656118
656118 – (CVE-2010-4198) CVE-2010-4198 WebKit: Memory corruption due to improper handling of large text areaIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45719
WebKit Large Text Area (CVE-2010-4198) Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: webkitgtk-1.2.6-1.fc13Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel UpdateVendor Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12157
Repository / Oval RepositoryThird Party Advisory
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http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=55257
55257 - Memory corruption in accessing floatptr of a textarea - chromium - MonorailRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2010-4198
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*