CVE-2011-0474

Public Exploit

Description

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly handle Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences in conjunction with cursors, 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."

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.88% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=66748	patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14443	signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45788	third party advisory vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/70457	vdb entry broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64665	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2054	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2188	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42951	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0474?: CVE-2011-0474 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0474?: To fix CVE-2011-0474, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0474 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2011-0474 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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