Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44 does not properly handle the data types of event objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial o…

published 2010-11-05 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4179

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits: 0; none known

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44 does not properly handle the data types of event objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

google chrome 7.0.517.44

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4205 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 3.7

WebKit: Improper handling of data types from event objects

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk
affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

code.google.com http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60769 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
code.google.com http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60327 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds

Google Chrome rss critical rss

References

code.google.com /p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60769
exploit, issue-tracking, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
code.google.com /p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60327
exploit, issue-tracking, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com /2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory
code.google.com /p/chromium/issues/detail?id=61255
issue-tracking, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11537
vdb-entry, signature, third-party-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/42109
third-party-advisory, broken-link

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-4205
NVD CVE-2010-4205

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary