CVE-2010-3114 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2010-3114?

CVE-2010-3114 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Aug 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 text-editing implementation in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.127, and webkitgtk before 1.2.6, does not check a node type before performing a cast, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors related to (1) DeleteSelectionCommand.cpp, (2) InsertLineBreakCommand.cpp, or (3) InsertParagraphSeparatorCommand.cpp in WebCore/editing/.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3114?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2010-3114?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2010-3114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6mv5-m43j-9667.