CVE-2010-0650

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-02-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78 and Apple Safari, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on popup windows via crafted use of a mouse click event.

Affected products

Apple Safari: all versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 9.10, 10.04, 10.10
Google Chrome: before 4.0.249.78 — fixed in 4.0.249.78

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 4.0.249.78. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=3275
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38373
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212

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