CVE-2010-4491
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly restrict privileged extensions, which allows...
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly restrict privileged extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted extension.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly restrict privileged extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted extension.
- Record
CVE-2010-4491- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly restrict privileged extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted extension.
- Record
CVE-2010-4491- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4459 No score
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly restrict privileged extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted extension.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4459- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32x7-c7f5-m8mm No score
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly restrict privileged extensions, which allows...
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly restrict privileged extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted extension.
- Record
GHSA-32x7-c7f5-m8mm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4491 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Google Chrome, published December 7, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11991
secunia.com/advisories/42472
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=62168
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4491
github.com/advisories/GHSA-32x7-c7f5-m8mm