The ThemeInstalledInfoBarDelegate::Observe function in browser/extensions/theme_installed_infobar_delegate.cc in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 does not properly handle incorrect tab interaction by an extension, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted extension.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4575 is rated Exploit Available (56.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 1.34% | 1.41% | +0.06% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.87% | 1.34% | -0.53% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.87% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2010-4575 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (chromium-browser), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): DNE 3, released 3. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4575 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=60761 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates_13.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42648 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=68112 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201012-01.xml | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45390 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14427 | Third Party Advisory |