CVE-2010-4040

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 21, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-4040: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix