Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2010-4038
The Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle a shutdown action, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731 (vdb-entry, Not Applicable)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13930 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail (Exploit, Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/41888 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4038?
- CVE-2010-4038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2010-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2010-4038?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.