CVE-2010-4008

Key facts

CVSS score

4.3 (v2.0)

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-119

EPSS score

2.7% (86th percentile)

In CISA KEV

No

In EU EUVD

Yes (EUVD-2010-3984)

Published

November 17, 2010

NVD last modified

June 16, 2026

Status

Modified

Affected products

• apache / openoffice
• apple / iphone os
• apple / itunes
• apple / mac os x
• apple / safari
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• debian / debian linux
• debian / debian linux
• google / chrome
• opensuse / opensuse
• opensuse / opensuse
• opensuse / opensuse
• redhat / enterprise linux desktop
• redhat / enterprise linux server
• redhat / enterprise linux server eus
• redhat / enterprise linux workstation
• suse / suse linux enterprise server
• suse / suse linux enterprise server
• suse / suse linux enterprise server
• xmlsoft / libxml2

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

• Apple Mac OS X 10.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0536-2010 - archived
• Apple Mac OS X v10.3.6 and Apple Mac OS X Server V10.3.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0086-2005 - archived

References

• http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/(Broken Link)
• http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html(Vendor Advisory)
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html(Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2(Third Party Advisory)
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2(Third Party Advisory)
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40775(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42109(Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42175(Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42314(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42429(Third Party Advisory)
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456(Third Party Advisory)
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554(Third Party Advisory)
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566(Third Party Advisory)
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046(Permissions Required)
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076(Permissions Required)
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100(Permissions Required)
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230(Permissions Required)
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148(Third Party Advisory)