WebKit: Stale elements in an element map causes webkit to crash
Published Oct 21, 2010
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.88%
Description
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle element maps, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to "stale elements."
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
webkitgtk
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | webkitgtk | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 78.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 76.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.95% (0.01947) | 81.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 84.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.95% (0.01947) | 82.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00591) | 79.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00591) | 78.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00749) | 80.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00749) | 78.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=56451 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41888 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4042 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676212 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4042
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6654 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4042
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