Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2878

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Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2878

Published: October 4, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44645
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-2011-2878
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
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 restrict access to the window prototype, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-2878

Install update from vendor's website.

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