CVE-2010-4493
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 allows remote attackers to cause...
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to the handling of mouse dragging events.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to the handling of mouse dragging events.
- Record
CVE-2010-4493- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to the handling of mouse dragging events.
- Record
CVE-2010-4493- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4461 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to the handling of mouse dragging events.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4461- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qgc-3mp9-49hf No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 allows remote attackers to cause...
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to the handling of mouse dragging events.
- Record
GHSA-6qgc-3mp9-49hf- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
webkitDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.2.7-0+squeeze1, plus listed versions 1.2.6-2 |
1.2.7-0+squeeze1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2010-4493 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 1.36%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12129
secunia.com/advisories/42472
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63051
debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4493
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6qgc-3mp9-49hf