CVE-2011-2802 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the browser via a crafted website due to improper const lookups in V8, requiring user interaction to visit the site.
- 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-2011-2802?
CVE-2011-2802 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome, 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 V8, as used in Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107, does not properly perform const lookups, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2802?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2802?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2802 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-2011-2802 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2802 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9mp-2x5p-58p2.