CVE-2010-4197 Use after free in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via text editing vectors in WebKit-based browsers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-4197?

CVE-2010-4197 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 5 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving text editing.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4197?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4197?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2010-4197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-63hm-wg3m-vxc6.

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