CVE-2010-4040

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.41%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2010-4040
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-4040
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4016 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-4016
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w674-fffm-2frx 7.8

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote...

Record: GHSA-w674-fffm-2frx
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`webkit` Debian:6.0	before 1.2.7-0+squeeze1, plus listed versions 1.2.6-2	1.2.7-0+squeeze1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2010-4040 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in webkit 1.2.7-0+squeeze1.

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