CVE-2010-0659 describes a critical memory allocation vulnerability in the WebKit image decoder, affecting Google Chrome and Apple WebKit before specific versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the Chrome sandbox by crafting a malicious GIF file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100 indicates its potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= r53524CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.0.249.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.149.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.149.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.149.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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