CVE-2010-3249

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-09-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Google Chrome before 6.0.472.53 does not properly implement SVG filters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to a "stale pointer" issue.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 6.0.472.53 — fixed in 6.0.472.53

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 6.0.472.53. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=45659
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12211
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=45659
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/09/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12211

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