What is CVE-2010-4206?

CVE-2010-4206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2010-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2010-4206?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2010-4206

Array index error in the FEBlend::apply function in WebCore/platform/graphics/filters/FEBlend.cpp in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG document, related to effects in the application of filters.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2010-11-06 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
trac.webkit.org/changeset/70652 (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/42109 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail (Exploit, Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11949 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/43086 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4206?: CVE-2010-4206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2010-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2010-4206?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.