CVE-2011-0983

Public Exploit

Description

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.94 does not properly handle anonymous blocks, 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."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.85% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43368 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update_08.html vendor advisory
http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2190 third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43342 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14543 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2166 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0408 vdb entry permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46262 third party advisory vdb entry
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=69556 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0983?
CVE-2011-0983 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0983?
To fix CVE-2011-0983, 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-2011-0983 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0983 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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