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CVE-2011-0981

7.5 · HIGH

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.94 does not properly perform event handling for animations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unk…

Published Feb 10, 2011googleCWE-20EPSS 2.08%

Overview

CVE-2011-0981 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on February 10, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.94 does not properly perform event handling for animations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
googlechrome>= 0, < 9.0.597.94Affected
appleitunes>= 0, < 10.5Affected
applesafari>= 0, < 5.0.6Affected
appleiphone_os>= 0, < 5.0Affected

References

Refcode.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=67234Refgooglechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update_08.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/43342Refsecunia.com/advisories/43368Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT4808Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT4981Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT4999

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0981?

CVE-2011-0981 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on February 10, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2011-0981?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-0981?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2011-0981?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2011-0981 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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