CVE-2010-4040: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2010-4040: Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers...

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.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 03:34 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CVE-2010-4040 is an old Google Chrome animated GIF handling flaw. A malicious image could crash the browser through memory corruption and might have had other unspecified impact. The supplied sources identify affected Chrome versions as before 7.0.517.41. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy systems running Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 or old packaged Chromium/Chrome builds covered by listed vendor advisories. Modern managed browser fleets are unlikely to remain exposed, but unsupported endpoints, archives, and embedded kiosk images should be checked. Treat this as a legacy hygiene issue unless affected old browser versions are found. It should not displace urgent modern browser vulnerabilities, but any confirmed exposed legacy browser should be removed or isolated because remote image parsing flaws are hard to safely contain. Mitigation focus: Confirm Chrome or Chromium builds are version 7.0.517.41 or later.; Retire unsupported legacy browser images that cannot receive vendor security updates.; Review the listed Linux distribution advisories for package-specific remediation guidance..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 01:40 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Oct 21, 2010, 18:12 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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