CVE-2010-4040

Publication date 21 October 2010

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 11.04 natty
Fixed 7.0.517.41~r62167-0ubuntu1
10.10 maverick
Fixed 7.0.517.41~r62167-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 7.0.517.41~r62167-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
webkit 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Fixed 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.8 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1195-1
    • WebKit vulnerabilities
    • 23 August 2011

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