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CVE-2010-4494

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8...

7.5 HighFix available

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Exploit likelihood

5.93%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Record
CVE-2010-4494
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Record
CVE-2010-4494
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4462 No score

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Record
EUVD-2010-4462
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3m5c-7hqx-55x7 No score

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8...

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Record
GHSA-3m5c-7hqx-55x7
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Record
CVE-2010-4494
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4494 No score

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4494
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1 No score

libxml2-2-2.9.4-1.22 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libxml2-2-2.9.4-1.22 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxml2
Debian:12
 before 2.7.8.dfsg-2
2.7.8.dfsg-2
libxml2
Debian:13
 before 2.7.8.dfsg-2
2.7.8.dfsg-2
libxml2
Debian:14
 before 2.7.8.dfsg-2
2.7.8.dfsg-2
libxml2
Debian:5.0
 before 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny3, plus listed versions
2.6.32.dfsg-52.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny12.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2
2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny3
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-4.el6
0:2.7.6-4.el6
mingw32-libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
mingw32-libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
libxml2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 32 CVEs
 before 2.9.4-1.22
2.9.4-1.22

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2010-4494 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 5.93%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-2.

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