Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-4042

Description

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle element maps, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to "stale elements."

Affected products

Google/Chrome2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <7.0.517.41
- (no CPE)range: <7.0.517.41
OpenSUSE/openSUSE2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvdExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/44241nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6654nvdThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/41888nvdBroken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731nvdNot Applicable

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