CVE-2011-3024 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Google Chrome by providing an empty X.509 certificate, requiring user interaction to trigger the denial of service.
- 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-2011-3024?
CVE-2011-3024 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 16 Feb 2012. 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 17.0.963.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an empty X.509 certificate.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3024?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3024?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2011-3024 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3024 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-557r-q6mf-6mfm, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-3024.