Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-1804
Published: May 26, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45018
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-2011-1804
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.
rendering/RenderBox.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r86862, as used in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.71, does not properly render floats, 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-2011-1804
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=82546
- http://codereview.chromium.org/7050016
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/05/stable-channel-update_24.html
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/86862
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47965
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13992