Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2795
Published: August 3, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44837
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2795
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 gain access to sensitive information.
Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not prevent calls to functions in other frames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted web site, related to a "cross-frame function leak."
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2795
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=87339
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
- http://osvdb.org/74245
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68957
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14653