CVE-2011-1802 Memory corruption in Chrome
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory corruption in WebKit counter nodes, affecting 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-2011-1802?
CVE-2011-1802 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 12 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
WebKit in Google Chrome before Blink M11 and M12 does not properly handle counter nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption).
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1802?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Blink.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1802?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-1802 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1802 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwc8-gxf2-3q24.