CVE-2011-1805 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A bad cast in CSS handling allows remote attackers to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to code execution.

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-2011-1805?

CVE-2011-1805 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 3 Jun 2020. 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

Bad cast in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 11.0.0.0 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-704

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1805?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1805?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1805 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-2011-1805 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1805 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5fwp-w2gp-c864.

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