CVE-2011-1818 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can trigger a use-after-free in Chrome's image loader, causing denial of service or potential 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-2011-1818?

CVE-2011-1818 is a medium-severity use after free 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in the image loader in Google Chrome before 12.0.742.91 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1818?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1818?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1818 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2011-1818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fxmf-q6qw-ffrw.

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