CVE-2010-4205

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-11-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

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=60327
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60769
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=61255
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%3A11537
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60327
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60769
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=61255
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%3A11537

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