CVE-2011-2761

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-07-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Google Chrome 14.0.794.0 does not properly handle a reload of a page generated in response to a POST, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site, related to GetWidget methods.

Affected products

Google Chrome: 14.0.794.0

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=86119
http://codereview.chromium.org/7189019
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/06/dev-channel-update_16.html
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=89409
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68857
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13889
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=86119
http://codereview.chromium.org/7189019
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/06/dev-channel-update_16.html
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=89409
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68857
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13889

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