CVE-2011-0985 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome by triggering memory exhaustion that fails to properly terminate the process.
- 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-2011-0985?
CVE-2011-0985 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Feb 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 9.0.597.94 does not properly perform process termination upon memory exhaustion, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0985?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0985?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-0985 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0985 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9m5-g7w5-c3g2.