Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2879
Published: October 4, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44646
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2879
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.202 does not properly consider object lifetimes and thread safety during the handling of audio nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2879
Install update from vendor's website.
Google Chrome - update to 14.0.835.202