CVE-2011-0482 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted HTML due to improper variable casting in Chrome.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-0482?
CVE-2011-0482 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of anchors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
Weakness: CWE-704
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0482?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Google Chrome Os.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0482?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-0482 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0482 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvf2-c7jr-78f4.