CVE-2010-4039 Misconfiguration in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4039?

CVE-2010-4039 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 21 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly set the PATH environment variable, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4039?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4039?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-4039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8h8x-gxwm-3965.