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CVE-2010-4576

Medium

Description

browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Chrome Os
PublishedDec 22, 2010
First seenDec 22, 2010

How to fix

Update
  • google chrome_os8.0.552.343 or later
  • google chrome8.0.552.224 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google chrome_osv < 8.0.552.3438.0.552.343
google chromev < 8.0.552.2248.0.552.224

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