CRITICAL
WebKit: Use-after-free vulnerability related to text control selections
Published Nov 5, 2010
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.18%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving text control selections.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.18% 0.01181
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01181
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01181) | 66.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01181) | 63.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.65% (0.00654) | 68.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.54% (0.02536) | 75.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00721) | 70.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 77.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 76.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 73.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58741 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42109 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4201 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656124 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4201
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12137 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4201
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58741 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42109 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4201 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656124 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4201 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12137 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4201 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 5, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 5, 2010
Link CVE-2010-4201
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a