NULL pointer dereference in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-1691
Published: April 15, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45125
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1691
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via crafted JavaScript code.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1691
Update to version 11.0.696.43.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=77665
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/beta-channel-update_12.html
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/82222
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57266
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66818
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14365