# CVE-2010-2300: Use-after-free vulnerability in the Element::normalizeAttributes function in dom/Element.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 5.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2010-06-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Element::normalizeAttributes function in dom/Element.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to handlers for DOM mutation events, aka rdar problem 7948784. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-1759.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40072
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11357
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=43315
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18446

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