CVE-2011-2855

Description

Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale node."

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.65% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/75557 vdb entry
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=92959
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69882 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14485 signature vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 third party advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48274 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2855?
CVE-2011-2855 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2855?
To fix CVE-2011-2855, 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-2011-2855 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2855 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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