CVE-2011-1459 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a browser crash via a malicious plugin, leading to denial of service for Google Chrome users.
- 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-2011-1459?
CVE-2011-1459 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2019. 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
The WebKit::WebPluginContainerImpl::handleEvent function in Google Chrome before Blink M11 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via the htmlpluginelement.cpp plugin.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Blink.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1459 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-2011-1459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5v9-gx6m-f8qq.