CVE-2011-0779 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.84 does not properly handle a missing key in an extension, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted extension.

Published: 2011-02-04

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2192-1	chromium-browser security update
EUVD	EUVD-2011-0791	Google Chrome before 9.0.597.84 does not properly handle a missing key in an extension, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted extension.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01479.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=62791
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43782
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2192
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0671
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14540

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-02-04T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:05:53.753Z

Reserved: 2011-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0779

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-02-04T18:00:03.280

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0779

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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