CVE-2011-1817 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via memory corruption during history deletion.
- 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-2011-1817?
CVE-2011-1817 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Jun 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 12.0.742.91 does not properly implement history deletion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1817?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1817 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-2011-1817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xhhw-33vc-45hh.