CVE-2010-4204 Use after free in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can trigger a use-after-free in WebKit, causing denial of service or potential code execution via crafted web content.

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

What is CVE-2010-4204?

CVE-2010-4204 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

WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, accesses a frame object after this object has been destroyed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4204?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4204?

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-2010-4204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q8xw-2wr3-xhfh.

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