CVE-2010-4576
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS...
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.
- Record
CVE-2010-4576- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.
- Record
CVE-2010-4576- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4542 No score
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4542- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29rg-h6c8-h6xh No score
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS...
browser/worker_host/message_port_dispatcher.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle certain postMessage calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that creates a web worker.
- Record
GHSA-29rg-h6c8-h6xh- Weakness
- CWE-476
- 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-2010-4576 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Google Chrome, published December 22, 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.
References
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html
secunia.com/advisories/42648
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14161
securityfocus.com/bid/45390
src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=66620
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63529
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4576
github.com/advisories/GHSA-29rg-h6c8-h6xh