CVE-2010-4577 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4577?

CVE-2010-4577 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The CSSParser::parseFontFaceSrc function in WebCore/css/CSSParser.cpp in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224, Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products does not properly parse Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted local font, related to "Type Confusion."

Weakness: CWE-843, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4577?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Google Chrome Os, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4577?

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-2010-4577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4577 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-9j34-5qgm-c4jh.