WebKit Large Text Area (CVE-2010-4198) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	45719
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2010-4198
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 04 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 10:15PM
Credit:	Bui Quang Minh
Vulnerable:	WebKit Open Source Project WebKit 0 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64 Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6 Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6 Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6 Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6 Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6 Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64 Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 Google Chrome 6.0.472 55 Google Chrome 7.0.517.41 Google Chrome 6.0.472.9 Google Chrome 6.0.472.8 Google Chrome 6.0.472.7 Google Chrome 6.0.472.62 Google Chrome 6.0.472.61 Google Chrome 6.0.472.60 Google Chrome 6.0.472.6 Google Chrome 6.0.472.59 Google Chrome 6.0.472.58 Google Chrome 6.0.472.57 Google Chrome 6.0.472.56 Google Chrome 6.0.472.54 Google Chrome 6.0.472.53 Google Chrome 6.0.472.52 Google Chrome 6.0.472.51 Google Chrome 6.0.472.50 Google Chrome 6.0.472.5 Google Chrome 6.0.472.49 Google Chrome 6.0.472.48 Google Chrome 6.0.472.47 Google Chrome 6.0.472.46 Google Chrome 6.0.472.45 Google Chrome 6.0.472.44 Google Chrome 6.0.472.43 Google Chrome 6.0.472.42 Google Chrome 6.0.472.41 Google Chrome 6.0.472.40 Google Chrome 6.0.472.4 Google Chrome 6.0.472.39 Google Chrome 6.0.472.38 Google Chrome 6.0.472.37 Google Chrome 6.0.472.36 Google Chrome 6.0.472.35 Google Chrome 6.0.472.34 Google Chrome 6.0.472.33 Google Chrome 6.0.472.32 Google Chrome 6.0.472.31 Google Chrome 6.0.472.30 Google Chrome 6.0.472.3 Google Chrome 6.0.472.29 Google Chrome 6.0.472.28 Google Chrome 6.0.472.27 Google Chrome 6.0.472.26 Google Chrome 6.0.472.25 Google Chrome 6.0.472.24 Google Chrome 6.0.472.23 Google Chrome 6.0.472.22 Google Chrome 6.0.472.21 Google Chrome 6.0.472.20 Google Chrome 6.0.472.2 Google Chrome 6.0.472.19 Google Chrome 6.0.472.18 Google Chrome 6.0.472.17 Google Chrome 6.0.472.16 Google Chrome 6.0.472.15 Google Chrome 6.0.472.14 Google Chrome 6.0.472.13 Google Chrome 6.0.472.12 Google Chrome 6.0.472.11 Google Chrome 6.0.472.10 Google Chrome 6.0.472.1 Google Chrome 6.0.472.0 Google Chrome 6.0.471.0 Google Chrome 6.0.470.0 Google Chrome 6.0.469.0 Google Chrome 6.0.467.0 Google Chrome 6.0.466.6 Google Chrome 6.0.466.5 Google Chrome 6.0.466.4 Google Chrome 6.0.466.3 Google Chrome 6.0.466.2 Google Chrome 6.0.466.1 Google Chrome 6.0.466.0 Google Chrome 6.0.465.2 Google Chrome 6.0.465.1 Google Chrome 6.0.464.1 Google Chrome 6.0.462.0 Google Chrome 6.0.461.0 Google Chrome 6.0.460.0 Google Chrome 6.0.459.0 Google Chrome 6.0.458.2 Google Chrome 6.0.458.1 Google Chrome 6.0.458.0 Google Chrome 6.0.457.0 Google Chrome 6.0.456.0 Google Chrome 6.0.455.0 Google Chrome 6.0.454.0 Google Chrome 6.0.453.1 Google Chrome 6.0.453.0 Google Chrome 6.0.452.1 Google Chrome 6.0.452.0 Google Chrome 6.0.451.0 Google Chrome 6.0.450.4 Google Chrome 6.0.450.3 Google Chrome 6.0.450.2 Google Chrome 6.0.450.1 Google Chrome 6.0.450.0 Google Chrome 6.0.449.0 Google Chrome 6.0.447.2 Google Chrome 6.0.447.1 Google Chrome 6.0.447.0 Google Chrome 6.0.446.0 Google Chrome 6.0.445.1 Google Chrome 6.0.445.0 Google Chrome 6.0.444.0 Google Chrome 6.0.443.0 Google Chrome 6.0.441.0 Google Chrome 6.0.440.0 Google Chrome 6.0.438.0 Google Chrome 6.0.437.3 Google Chrome 6.0.437.2 Google Chrome 6.0.437.1 Google Chrome 6.0.437.0 Google Chrome 6.0.436.0 Google Chrome 6.0.435.0 Google Chrome 6.0.434.0 Google Chrome 6.0.433.0 Google Chrome 6.0.432.0 Google Chrome 6.0.431.0 Google Chrome 6.0.430.0 Google Chrome 6.0.428.0 Google Chrome 6.0.427.0 Google Chrome 6.0.426.0 Google Chrome 6.0.425.0 Google Chrome 6.0.424.0 Google Chrome 6.0.423.0 Google Chrome 6.0.422.0 Google Chrome 6.0.421.0 Google Chrome 6.0.419.0 Google Chrome 6.0.418.9 Google Chrome 6.0.418.8 Google Chrome 6.0.418.7 Google Chrome 6.0.418.6 Google Chrome 6.0.418.5 Google Chrome 6.0.418.4 Google Chrome 6.0.418.3 Google Chrome 6.0.418.2 Google Chrome 6.0.418.1 Google Chrome 6.0.418.0 Google Chrome 6.0.417.0 Google Chrome 6.0.416.1 Google Chrome 6.0.416.0 Google Chrome 6.0.415.1 Google Chrome 6.0.415.0 Google Chrome 6.0.414.0 Google Chrome 6.0.413.0 Google Chrome 6.0.412.0 Google Chrome 6.0.411.0 Google Chrome 6.0.410.0 Google Chrome 6.0.409.0 Google Chrome 6.0.408.9 Google Chrome 6.0.408.8 Google Chrome 6.0.408.7 Google Chrome 6.0.408.6 Google Chrome 6.0.408.5 Google Chrome 6.0.408.4 Google Chrome 6.0.408.3 Google Chrome 6.0.408.2 Google Chrome 6.0.408.10 Google Chrome 6.0.408.1 Google Chrome 6.0.408.0 Google Chrome 6.0.407.0 Google Chrome 6.0.406.0 Google Chrome 6.0.405.0 Google Chrome 6.0.404.2 Google Chrome 6.0.404.1 Google Chrome 6.0.404.0 Google Chrome 6.0.403.0 Google Chrome 6.0.401.1 Google Chrome 6.0.401.0 Google Chrome 6.0.400.0 Google Chrome 6.0.399.0 Google Chrome 6.0.398.0 Google Chrome 6.0.397.0 Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:	Google Chrome 7.0.517.44

WebKit Large Text Area (CVE-2010-4198) Denial of Service Vulnerability

WebKit is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issues to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

This issue was previously discussed in BID 44646 (Google Chrome prior to 7.0.517.44 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.