# CVE-2010-4494: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-12-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:260
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40775
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3336
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2137
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42721
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055775.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42472
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=63444
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11916
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42762
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3319
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates.html

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