CVE-2011-1817

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-06-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Google Chrome before 12.0.742.91 does not properly implement history deletion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 12.0.742.91 — fixed in 12.0.742.91

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 12.0.742.91. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=81916
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/06/chrome-stable-release.html
http://osvdb.org/72787
http://secunia.com/advisories/44829
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48129
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67900
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14128
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=81916
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/06/chrome-stable-release.html
http://osvdb.org/72787
http://secunia.com/advisories/44829
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48129

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