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

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

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63hm-wg3m-vxc6

## 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 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4197?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4197?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-4197 being exploited?

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

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- [CVE-2024-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4947/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4671/): Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4197 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.