Description
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.
Published: 2010-10-21
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2188-1 webkit security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4016 Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1195-1 WebKit vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Google Chrome
Opensuse Opensuse
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:36.803Z

Reserved: 2010-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4040

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-10-21T19:00:04.957

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-4040

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-10-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4040 - Bugzilla

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