CVE-2010-4038

The Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle a...

7.5 High

The Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle a shutdown action, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.67%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2010-4038
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-404
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-4038
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4014 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-4014
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q25r-8gwq-2w82 7.5

The Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle a...

Record: GHSA-q25r-8gwq-2w82
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-404
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google chrome

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-4038 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published October 21, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.