CVE-2011-1449

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the WebSockets implementation in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.57 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service 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 11.0.696.57 — fixed in 11.0.696.57

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 11.0.696.57. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=77346
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/chrome-stable-update.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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67156
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14478
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=77346
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/chrome-stable-update.html

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