Denial of Service Vulnerability in Google Chrome WebKit Plugin Container
CVE-2011-1459

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Blink
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 November 2019

What is CVE-2011-1459?

The vulnerability exists in the WebKit::WebPluginContainerImpl::handleEvent function within Google Chrome prior to the Blink M11 release. An attacker could exploit this flaw to crash the browser, leading to a denial of service by manipulating the handling of events via the htmlpluginelement.cpp plugin. It is crucial for users to ensure their browser is up to date to mitigate this risk.

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References

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=76474
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http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/81795
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http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/81891
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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