CVE-2011-2855 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via crafted CSS token sequences leading to stale nodes.
- 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-2011-2855?
CVE-2011-2855 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 17 Sep 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 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale node."
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2855?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2855?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2855 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-2011-2855 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3h47-86qq-gprm.