CVE-2010-2300 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a use-after-free in WebKit's DOM mutation event handlers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-2300?
CVE-2010-2300 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Element::normalizeAttributes function in dom/Element.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to handlers for DOM mutation events, aka rdar problem 7948784. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-1759.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2300?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2300?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2010-2300 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2300 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g8m-cw34-9j5m.