CVE-2011-1292 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's frame-loader, requiring user interaction.

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-2011-1292?

CVE-2011-1292 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in the frame-loader implementation in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.204 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1292?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1292?

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-2011-1292 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vm47-3gff-99f3.

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