CVE-2011-1108 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Google Chrome via crafted HTML documents exploiting improper JavaScript dialog implementation.

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-2011-1108?

CVE-2011-1108 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 1 Mar 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 9.0.597.107 does not properly implement JavaScript dialogs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1108?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1108?

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-2011-1108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9rh-2r23-v6j5.

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