CVE-2010-2299: Google Chrome

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Clipboard::DispatchObject function in app/clipboard/clipboard.cc in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 does not properly handle CBF_SMBITMAP objects in a ViewHostMsg_ClipboardWriteObjectsAsync message, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving crafted data from the renderer process, related to a "Type Confusion" issue.

Affected products

  • Google Chrome: before 5.0.375.70 (fixed in 5.0.375.70)

Published 2010-06-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.