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CVE-2011-1059

4.3 · MEDIUM

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebCore in WebKit before r77705, as used in Google Chrome before 11.0.672.2 and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (a…

Published Feb 22, 2011googleCWE-416EPSS 1.42%

Overview

CVE-2011-1059 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on February 22, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebCore in WebKit before r77705, as used in Google Chrome before 11.0.672.2 and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that entice a user to resubmit a form, related to improper handling of provisional items by the HistoryController component, aka rdar problem 8938557.

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, < 11.0.672.2Affected

References

Refcode.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=70315Refgooglechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/dev-channel-update_17.htmlReftrac.webkit.org/changeset/77705Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/46577Refbugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52819Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65714Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13943Refcode.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=70315Refgooglechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/dev-channel-update_17.htmlReftrac.webkit.org/changeset/77705

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1059?

CVE-2011-1059 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on February 22, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2011-1059?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-1059?

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-2011-1059?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2011-1059 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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