CVE-2010-4198

Publication date 5 November 2010

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, does not properly handle large text areas, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Fixed 7.0.517.41~r62167-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 7.0.517.41~r62167-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
9.10 karmic Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
webkit 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Fixed 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.8 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1195-1
    • WebKit vulnerabilities
    • 23 August 2011

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