Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2359
Published: August 3, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44849
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-2011-2359
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 13.0.782.107 does not properly track line boxes during rendering, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2359
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=78841
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00004.html
- http://osvdb.org/74229
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2307
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68941
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14671