CVE-2011-1804 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via a stale pointer in WebKit's float rendering, affecting 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-2011-1804?

CVE-2011-1804 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 26 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

rendering/RenderBox.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r86862, as used in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.71, does not properly render floats, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1804?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1804?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1804 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-2011-1804 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1804 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cgr6-wch3-qf7p, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1804.

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