CVE-2011-1799 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g862-f67g-fvx4, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1799.

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