CVE-2011-1290 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted CSS style handling in WebKit-based browsers, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2011-1290?
CVE-2011-1290 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Webkit, 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
Integer overflow in WebKit, as used on the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Torch 9800 with firmware 6.0.0.246, in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.133, and in Apple Safari before 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to CSS "style handling," nodesets, and a length value, as demonstrated by Vincenzo Iozzo, Willem Pinckaers, and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1290?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Webkit, Rim Blackberry Torch 9800, Rim Blackberry Torch 9800 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1290?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-1290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Webkit
Sources
Also known as CVE-2011-1415, GHSA-4gc5-387r-vqmc, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1290.