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FKIE_CVE-2010-4040

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-10-21 19:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:24
Summary
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/41888Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/43068Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731Not Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212Not Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552Not Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7646Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/41888Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/43068Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7646Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google chrome *
debian debian_linux 6.0
debian debian_linux 7.0
opensuse opensuse *

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:24:02.193",
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