CVE-2010-4494

Name: CVE-2010-4494
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-12-07T21:00:09.72+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 7.69%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-4494 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.. EPSS estimates a 7.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

7.69%

93.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Google	Chrome	< 8.0.552.215	—
Xmlsoft	Libxml2	<= 2.7.8	—
Apple	Itunes	< 10.2	—
Apple	Safari	< 5.0.4	—
Apple	Iphone Os	< 4.3.0	—
Apple	Mac Os X	< 10.6.7	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.2	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.3	—
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Server	11	Sp1
Fedoraproject	Fedora	14	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	6.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	6.3	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	6.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	6.0	—
Debian	Debian Linux	5.0	—
Debian	Debian Linux	6.0	—
Hp	Insight Control Server Deployment	All versions	—
Hp	Rapid Deployment Pack	All versions	—
Apache	Openoffice	>= 2.1.0, <= 2.4.3	—
Apache	Openoffice	>= 3.0.0, < 3.3.0	—

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63444Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055775.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40775Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42472Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42721Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42762Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2137Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:260Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3319Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3336Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11916Third Party Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63444Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055775.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40775Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42472Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42721Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42762Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2137Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:260Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3319Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3336Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11916Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 7, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

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How severe is CVE-2010-4494?

Severity scoring for CVE-2010-4494 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 7.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST