CVE-2011-1197 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via a stale pointer vulnerability during table painting.
- 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-2011-1197?
CVE-2011-1197 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 11 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 10.0.648.127 does not properly perform table painting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1197?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1197?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2011-1197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gr97-vhhh-j2f7, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1197.