CVE-2010-4042

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle element maps, which allows remote...

9.8 Critical

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle element maps, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to "stale elements."

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.88%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2010-4042
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-4042
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4018 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-4018
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8866-6hh4-fgrc 9.8

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle element maps, which allows remote...

Record: GHSA-8866-6hh4-fgrc
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2010-4042 9.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4042
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
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-2010-4042 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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