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CVE-2010-4576: google chrome NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 22-12-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-4576 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 22-12-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.67% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (code.google.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Google2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

7 links