Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-0659 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
apple
google
CWE-399
critical
nessus

Summary

The image decoder in WebKit before r52833, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, does not properly handle a failure of memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a malformed GIF file that specifies a large size.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Apple
102
Application
Google
170

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idGOOGLE_CHROME_4_0_249_78.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier than 4.0.249.78. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A pop-up blocker bypass. (Issue #3275) - Cross-domain theft due to CSS design error. (Issue #9877) - Browser memory error with stale pop-up block menu. (Issue #12523) - An unspecified error allows XMLHttpRequests to directories. (Issue #20450) - An unspecified error exists related to escaping characters in shortcuts. (Issue #23693) - Renderer memory errors exist when drawing on canvases. (Issue #8864, #24701, #24646) - An image decoding memory error. (Issue #28566) - An unspecified error exists that could result in failure to strip
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id44317
    published2010-01-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/44317
    titleGoogle Chrome < 4.0.249.78 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_2_LIBWEBKIT-110111.NASL
    descriptionVarious bugs in webkit have been fixed. The CVE id
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id53764
    published2011-05-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/53764
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libwebkit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0024-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_3_LIBWEBKIT-110104.NASL
    descriptionVarious bugs in webkit have been fixed. The CVE id
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id75629
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75629
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libwebkit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0024-1)

Oval

accepted2014-04-07T04:00:42.283-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameAharon Chernin
    organizationDTCC
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameMaria Kedovskaya
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Kedovskaya
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Mikhno
    organizationALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
descriptionThe image decoder in WebKit before r52833, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, does not properly handle a failure of memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a malformed GIF file that specifies a large size.
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14079
statusaccepted
submitted2011-11-25T18:05:45.000-05:00
titleThe image decoder in WebKit before r52833, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, does not properly handle a failure of memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a malformed GIF file that specifies a large size.
version52