CVE-2010-4198
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-4198 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-11-06 00:00:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: webkitgtk-1.2.6-1.fc13 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Google Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | googlechromereleases.blogspot.com | Vendor Advisory |
| WebKit Large Text Area (CVE-2010-4198) Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:039 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Broken Link |
| Access Denied | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.webkit.org | Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory |
| Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Not Applicable |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Not Applicable |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Not Applicable |
| Bug 656118 – CVE-2010-4198 WebKit: Memory corruption due to improper handling of large text area | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| 55257 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | code.google.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat update for webkitgtk - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.