CVE-2011-1188

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-03-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Google Chrome before 10.0.648.127 does not properly handle counter nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: before 5.0 — fixed in 5.0
Apple iTunes for Windows: before 10.5 — fixed in 10.5
Apple Safari: before 5.0.6 — fixed in 5.0.6
Google Chrome: before 10.0.648.127 — fixed in 10.0.648.127

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 5.0; Apple iTunes for Windows 10.5; Apple Safari 5.0.6; Google Chrome 10.0.648.127. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=69628
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/chrome-stable-release.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46785
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0628
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65952
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14493

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