CVE-2010-4203
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44,...
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.
- Record
CVE-2010-4203- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.
- Record
CVE-2010-4203- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4177 No score
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4177- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9gv-2chp-hf2r
9.8
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44,...
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.
- Record
GHSA-v9gv-2chp-hf2r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.
- Record
CVE-2010-4203- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4203
9.8
WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4203- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libvpxDebian:12 |
before 0.9.1-2 | 0.9.1-2 |
libvpxDebian:13 |
before 0.9.1-2 | 0.9.1-2 |
libvpxDebian:14 |
before 0.9.1-2 | 0.9.1-2 |
libvpxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpx-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpx-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpx-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpx-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpx-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libvpx-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpx-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpx-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
libvpx-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 | 0:0.9.0-8.el6_0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4203 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Chrome, published November 5, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.57%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in libvpx 0.9.1-2.
References
secunia.com/advisories/42690
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12198
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-03.xml
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0999.html
secunia.com/advisories/42109
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review.webmproject.org/gitweb?p=libvpx.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGELOG
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60055
secunia.com/advisories/42118
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0115
review.webmproject.org/gitweb?p=libvpx.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=09bcc1f710ea65dc158639479288fb1908ff0c53
secunia.com/advisories/42908
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4203
review.webmproject.org/gitweb?p=libvpx.git;a=blob;f=CHANGELOG
review.webmproject.org/gitweb?p=libvpx.git;a=commit;h=09bcc1f710ea65dc158639479288fb1908ff0c53
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v9gv-2chp-hf2r
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4203
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0999
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651213
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0999.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4203
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4203