CVE-2011-1455

Description

Google Chrome before 11.0.696.57 does not properly handle PDF documents with multipart encoding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.87% Top 30%
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%3A14136 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/chrome-stable-update.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67161 vdb entry third party advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=79361 permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1455?
CVE-2011-1455 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1455?
To fix CVE-2011-1455, 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-2011-1455 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1455 is being actively exploited. 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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