CVE-2011-2761 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can crash the browser via a crafted website when a user reloads a POST response, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2011-2761?
CVE-2011-2761 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 18 Jul 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 14.0.794.0 does not properly handle a reload of a page generated in response to a POST, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site, related to GetWidget methods.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-2761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5633-3wg6-rp4x.