CVE-2010-4578: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343 do not properly perform cursor handling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale pointers."

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
• Google Chrome: before 8.0.552.224 (fixed in 8.0.552.224)
• Google Chrome OS: before 8.0.552.343 (fixed in 8.0.552.343)

Published 2010-12-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.