ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2010-4034
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedGoogle Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle forms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceGoogle Chrome before 7.0.517.41 contains a flaw in its form handling component. When processing a specially crafted HTML document containing malicious form structures, the browser can be induced to crash (denial of service) or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
<= 7.0.517.40= 6.0.454.0= 6.0.455.0= 6.0.456.0= 6.0.457.0= 6.0.458.0= 6.0.458.1= 6.0.458.2= 6.0.459.0= 6.0.460.0= 6.0.461.0= 6.0.462.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed Google Chrome versionOpen Google Chrome and navigate to chrome://version, or click the wrench icon > About Google Chrome. Note the version number displayed.Affected if The displayed version is 7.0.517.40 or lower, or matches any of these: 6.0.454.0, 6.0.455.0, 6.0.456.0, 6.0.457.0, 6.0.458.0, 6.0.458.1, 6.0.458.2, 6.0.459.0, 6.0.460.0, 6.0.461.0, or 6.0.462.0
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Confirm form handling is accessibleVerify that Chrome can process HTML forms by loading any webpage containing form elements (such as a login page or search box). The vulnerability exists in the form parsing logic.Affected if The browser successfully renders and processes HTML forms - this is the code path that contains the flaw.
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Compare against safe versionNote that version 7.0.517.41 is the first version with the fix. Any version below this number within the affected ranges is vulnerable.Affected if The installed version is below 7.0.517.41 and falls within the listed affected version numbers.
If the installed Google Chrome version is 7.0.517.40 or lower, or is any version from 6.0.454.0 through 6.0.462.0, the environment is affected by this form handling vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Google Chrome to version 7.0.517.41 or later to obtain the patched form handling code.
Chrome 7.0.517.41 or later
- 1. Check current Chrome version by navigating to chrome://settings/help or clicking Help > About Google Chrome
- 2. Download Chrome 7.0.517.41 or later from the official Google Chrome website (google.com/chrome)
- 3. Install the updated version and restart the browser
- 4. Verify the fix by confirming the installed version is 7.0.517.41 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-4034 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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