CVE-2010-4577
Last modified
CVE-2010-4577 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The CSSParser::parseFontFaceSrc function in WebCore/css/CSSParser.cpp in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224, Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products does not properly parse Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted local font, related to "Type Confusion.". EPSS estimates a 2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The CSSParser::parseFontFaceSrc function in WebCore/css/CSSParser.cpp in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224, Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products does not properly parse Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted local font, related to "Type Confusion."
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 8.0.552.224 | |
| Webkitgtk | Webkitgtk | < 1.2.6 |
| Chrome Os | < 8.0.552.343 | |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 13 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 6.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63866Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42648Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43086Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/72685Mailing List, Patch
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/72685/trunk/WebCore/css/CSSParser.cppMailing List, Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45722Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49883Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667025Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13953Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63866Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052906.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42648Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43086Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/72685Mailing List, Patch
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/72685/trunk/WebCore/css/CSSParser.cppMailing List, Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0177.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45722Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0216Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49883Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667025Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13953Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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