CVE-2011-1108 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9rh-2r23-v6j5.