CVE-2010-4203 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 5 Nov 2010 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via invalid frames in the WebM libvpx library.

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

What is CVE-2010-4203?

CVE-2010-4203 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 5 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4203?

It affects 5 products.

Linux distribution packages (12)

`libvpx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`
`libvpx-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.9.0-8.el6_0`

Products include Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Webmproject Libvpx.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4203?

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-2010-4203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4203, GHSA-v9gv-2chp-hf2r, RHSA-2010:0999.