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CVE-2010-4206

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• 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: 2010-11-06 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Array index error in the FEBlend::apply function in WebCore/platform/graphics/filters/FEBlend.cpp in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG document, related to effects in the application of filters.

Affected products

• Fedoraproject Fedora: 13
• Google Chrome: before 7.0.517.44 — fixed in 7.0.517.44
• Webkit: before 1.2.6 — fixed in 1.2.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 7.0.517.44; Webkit 1.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60688
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42109
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43086
• http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/70652
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45721
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552
• https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48371

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