CVE-2010-4576 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02187.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
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Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-4542	browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63529
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42648
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=66620
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14161

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-12-22T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:51:17.226Z

Reserved: 2010-12-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-4576

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-12-22T01:00:03.110

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4576

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

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