CVE-2011-1451

Description

Google Chrome before 11.0.696.57 does not properly handle DOM id maps, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "dangling pointers."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.27% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67158 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=77463 permissions required
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/chrome-stable-update.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14279 vdb entry third party advisory signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1451?
CVE-2011-1451 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1451?
To fix CVE-2011-1451, 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-2011-1451 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1451 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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