VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-4198
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-11-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, does not properly handle large text areas, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable
- cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable
- cve@mitre.org — Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory