CVE-2010-4203

Exp

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.

Published: 2010-11-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4203 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.57%, 90th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-4203

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4203

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 8.12% 4.57% -3.55%
2 2025-05-07 6.14% 8.12% +1.97%
3 2025-03-30 — 6.14% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4203

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4203

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4203

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-4203 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libvpx), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4203
gentoo normal CVE-2010-4203: 1 GLSA(s) (201101-03), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libvpx); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-4203
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4203
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-4203 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (chromium-browser, libvpx), 12 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): DNE 6, released 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4203

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4203

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google chrome < 7.0.517.44 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmproject libvpx < 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:webmproject:libvpx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4203

URL Tags
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60055 Exploit Issue Tracking Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://review.webmproject.org/gitweb?p=libvpx.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGELOG
http://review.webmproject.org/gitweb?p=libvpx.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=09bcc1f710ea65dc158639479288fb1908ff0c53
http://secunia.com/advisories/42109 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42118 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42690 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42908 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-03.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0115 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12198 Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0999.html Third Party Advisory
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