FKIE_CVE-2011-2359

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-08-03 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:31
Severity
Summary
Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not properly track line boxes during rendering, 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."
References
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=78841
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00004.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://osvdb.org/74229
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2307
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68941
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14671
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=78841
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/74229
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2307
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68941
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14671
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google chrome *
apple itunes *
apple safari *
apple iphone_os *
debian debian_linux 6.0
debian debian_linux 7.0
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