HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2010-4198
HIGH

CVE-2010-4198

CWE-20Published: November 6, 2010· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, does not properly handle large text areas, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2010-4198 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
Google1 product(s)
chrome
webkitgtk1 product(s)
webkitgtk
Source: NVD CPE · 3 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656118
PATCHhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656118
ADVISORYhttp://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=55257
ADVISORYhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45719
ADVISORYhttps://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45611
ADVISORYhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12157
ADVISORYhttp://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=55257
ADVISORYhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45719
ADVISORYhttps://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45611
ADVISORYhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12157

All References (26)

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http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=55257Release Notes · Vendor Advisory
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.htmlVendor Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/42109Broken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/43086Broken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039Broken Link
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.htmlNot Applicable
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45719Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216Not Applicable
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552Not Applicable
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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45611Permissions Required · Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656118Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12157Third Party Advisory
→
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=55257Release Notes · Vendor Advisory
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.htmlVendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2010-4198
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-20
CISA KEVNo
Affected3 vendor(s)
PublishedNov 6, 2010

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2010-4198 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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