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CVE-2010-4042

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4042 describes a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 7.0.517.41, stemming from improper handling of element maps that could lead to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via "stale elements." With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 7.0.517.41CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0188 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.0Fixed in: webkitgtk

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4042Moderate

WebKit: Stale elements in an element map causes webkit to crash

Oct 19, 2010

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2010/10/stable-channel-update.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/41888
Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6654
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/44241
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2731
Not Applicable