Buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2802
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28208
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2802
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=88591
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
- http://osvdb.org/74253
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68964
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14236