CVE-2011-1291

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-120

Description

Google Chrome before 10.0.648.204 does not properly handle base strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to a "buffer error."

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 10.0.648.204 — fixed in 10.0.648.204

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 10.0.648.204. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=72517
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43859
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47029
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0765
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66298
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14544
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=72517
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43859
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47029
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0765

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