FKIE_CVE-2010-4494
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-12-07 21:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:24
Severity
Summary
Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | * | ||
| xmlsoft | libxml2 | * | |
| apple | itunes | * | |
| apple | safari | * | |
| apple | iphone_os | * | |
| apple | mac_os_x | * | |
| opensuse | opensuse | 11.2 | |
| opensuse | opensuse | 11.3 | |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_server | 11 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 14 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 6.3 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 5.0 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 6.0 | |
| hp | insight_control_server_deployment | * | |
| hp | rapid_deployment_pack | * | |
| apache | openoffice | * | |
| apache | openoffice | * |
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