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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 attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
7 Dec 2010
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
5.9% in the next 30 daysHigher than 93% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Double free (CWE-415)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
libxml2Servers and applications · cpe:a:xmlsoft:libxml2
  • Every version up to 2.7.8

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4494
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4494