Description
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | webkit | 1.2.7-0+squeeze1 | DSA-2188-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2188-1 webkit - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2011:039 vendor-advisory
- 43068 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-2731 vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54500
- ADV-2011-0212 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2011:002 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2188 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7646 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2011-0552 vdb-entry
- 41888 third-party-advisory
- 44241 vdb-entry
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html