Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-1442
Published: May 4, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45073
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-2011-1442
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 11.0.696.57 does not properly handle mutation events, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (node tree corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1442
Install update from vendor's website.