High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-4038
CVE-2010-4038
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvdExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13930nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/41888nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731nvdNot Applicable
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