CVE-2011-1691 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1691?

CVE-2011-1691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 Apr 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

The counterToCSSValue function in CSSComputedStyleDeclaration.cpp in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in WebCore in WebKit before r82222, as used in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.43 and other products, does not properly handle access to the (1) counterIncrement and (2) counterReset attributes of CSSStyleDeclaration data provided by a getComputedStyle method call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1691?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1691?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1691 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-1691 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1691 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-62f8-j3hg-8hcg, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1691.