CVE-2011-2877 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via crafted SVG text, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2011-2877?
CVE-2011-2877 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 4 Oct 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 14.0.835.202 does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale font."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2877?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2877?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2877 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-2011-2877 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2877 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4xh-2vrv-g976.