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
Published Dec 22, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.67%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01667) | 75.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01667) | 73.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02187) | 83.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01054) | 84.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01054) | 84.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01334) | 85.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01334) | 83.94th | 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 (7)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63529 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42648 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=66620 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14161 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63529 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42648 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=66620 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14161 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory |
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