CVE-2011-1456 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via stale pointers in PDF form handling, 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1456?
CVE-2011-1456 is a medium-severity use after free 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 handle PDF forms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale pointers."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2011-1456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7c4-fmq8-8m27.