CVE-2011-1799 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via improper variable casts in WebKit.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1799?
CVE-2011-1799 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 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 11.0.696.68 does not properly perform casts of variables during interaction with the WebKit engine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-704
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1799?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1799?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-1799 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1799 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g862-f67g-fvx4, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1799.