CVE-2010-0659

N/A Unknown
Published: February 18, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The image decoder in WebKit before r52833, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, does not properly handle a failure of memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a malformed GIF file that specifies a large size.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28566
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/52833
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14079
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28566
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/52833
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14079
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.0%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

apple google

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