CVE-2010-2648 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2648?

CVE-2010-2648 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 6 Jul 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

The implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (aka Bidi algorithm or UBA) in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2648?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-2648 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x37g-h85x-g5w3.