CVE-2010-4576 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chrome OS, specifically affecting versions prior to 8.0.552.224 and 8.0.552.343 respectively. The flaw, a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476), arises from improper handling of postMessage calls when creating web workers via crafted JavaScript, leading to an application crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no authentication required, resulting in a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.0.552.343CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 8.0.552.224CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.