CVE-2011-2359 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via a stale pointer vulnerability during rendering.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2011-2359?
CVE-2011-2359 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 3 Aug 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 13.0.782.107 does not properly track line boxes during rendering, 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-2011-2359?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2359?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2011-2359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw2x-8fx6-vg8m.