CVE-2011-3085 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause UI corruption and potential spoofing in Google Chrome via long Autofill values, 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
Available

What is CVE-2011-3085?

CVE-2011-3085 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 16 May 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

The Autofill feature in Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.46 does not properly restrict field values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UI corruption) and possibly conduct spoofing attacks via vectors involving long values.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3085?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3085?

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-2011-3085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-x867-987h-hqwj.

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