High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-4198
CVE-2010-4198
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.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
13- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45719nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cginvdPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12157nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42109nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/43086nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.htmlnvdNot Applicable
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216nvdNot Applicable
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552nvdNot Applicable
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