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: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1059
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1059
Update to version 11.0.672.2.
Google Chrome - update to 11.0.672.2
External References
- 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