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DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4494
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4494
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Record from OSV · Published December 7, 2010
Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libxml2 | Debian:13 | 2.7.8.dfsg-2 |
| libxml2 | Debian:12 | 2.7.8.dfsg-2 |
| libxml2 | Debian:14 | 2.7.8.dfsg-2 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | libxml2 | 0 |
| Debian:12 | libxml2 | 0 |
| Debian:14 | libxml2 | 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 7, 2010 CVE Published
- Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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