CVE-2010-4201

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-11-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving text control selections.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 7.0.517.44 — fixed in 7.0.517.44

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 7.0.517.44. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58741
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42109
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12137
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58741
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42109
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12137

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