CVE-2011-1441 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Google Chrome via crafted HTML due to improper variable casting in floating select lists.
- 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-2011-1441?
CVE-2011-1441 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 3 May 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 11.0.696.57 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of floating select lists, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted HTML document.
Weakness: CWE-704
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-1441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rp9-cvv6-v7v9.