CVE-2011-0779

Public Exploit

Description

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.84 does not properly handle a missing key in an extension, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted extension.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.48% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14540 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2192 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43782 third party advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=62791 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0671 vdb entry permissions required
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0779?
CVE-2011-0779 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0779?
To fix CVE-2011-0779, 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-2011-0779 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0779 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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