CVE-2011-1290

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-03-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in WebKit, as used on the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Torch 9800 with firmware 6.0.0.246, in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.133, and in Apple Safari before 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to CSS "style handling," nodesets, and a length value, as demonstrated by Vincenzo Iozzo, Willem Pinckaers, and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.

Affected products

Apple Webkit: all versions
Rim Blackberry Torch 9800: all versions
Rim Blackberry Torch 9800 Firmware: 6.0.0.246

References

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/71182
http://secunia.com/advisories/43735
http://secunia.com/advisories/43748
http://secunia.com/advisories/43782
http://secunia.com/advisories/44151
http://secunia.com/advisories/44154
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4596

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