CVE-2010-4489

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—
Severity4.3Medium · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability1.01 %higher than 63% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

libvpx, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WebM video. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a regression.

CVSS

Base score
4.3
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
1.01 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
63
Score date
10/23/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

CWEs

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