Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2877
Published: October 4, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44644
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2877
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 read and manipulate data.
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.202 does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale font."
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2877
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95072
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48274
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48377
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14694