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CVE-2010-3255

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3255 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 6.0.472.53 and WebKitGTK before 1.2.6, stemming from improper handling of counter nodes. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.0.472.53CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0201 is in the 36th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: webkitgtk-0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3255Moderate

webkit: DoS via improper handling of counter nodes

Sep 2, 2010

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
PatchVendor Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2010/09/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43086
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11736
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.html
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0216
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0552
Third Party Advisory