CVE-2010-3117 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Google Chrome via the notifications feature, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.

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-2010-3117?

CVE-2010-3117 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome, 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

Google Chrome before 5.0.375.127 does not properly implement the notifications feature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3117?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2010-3117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-c9hv-mp8j-jp75.

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