Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3055
Published: March 22, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44192
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3055
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The browser native UI in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83 does not require user confirmation before an unpacked extension installation, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted extension.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3055
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117736
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-update_21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48512
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48527
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52674
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026841
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74215
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15033