Improper Authentication in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2361
Published: August 3, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44851
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2361
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The Basic Authentication dialog implementation in Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not properly handle strings, which might make it easier for remote attackers to capture credentials via a crafted web site.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2361
Install update from vendor's website.
Google Chrome - update to 13.0.782.107
External References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=79426
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
- http://osvdb.org/74231
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68943
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14595