CVE-2011-1413 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Google Chrome on Linux by sending long messages, exploiting an X server flaw.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1413?
CVE-2011-1413 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 on Linux does not properly mitigate an unspecified flaw in an X server, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving long messages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1413?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1413?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2011-1413 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1413 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q93q-9984-3cpg.