Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-1059
Published: February 22, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45302
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-2011-1059
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing vectors that entice a user to resubmit a form, related to improper handling of provisional items by the HistoryController component, aka rdar problem 8938557. A user-assisted remote attackers can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1059
Update to version 11.0.672.2.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=70315
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/dev-channel-update_17.html
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/77705
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46577
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52819
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65714
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13943