#VU44840 Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-2798
Published: August 3, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44840
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2011-2798
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not properly restrict access to internal schemes, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted web site.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=87815
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
- http://osvdb.org/74248
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68960
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14284