CVE-2011-2855

Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale node."

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html	Vendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=92959	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/75557	Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69882	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14485	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48274	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377	Third Party Advisory

Advertisement

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

Information

Published : 2011-09-19 05:02

Updated : 2020-05-08 10:19

NVD link : CVE-2011-2855

Mitre link : CVE-2011-2855

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Advertisement

Products Affected

apple

itunes
safari
iphone_os

google

chrome

{"cve": {"data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html", "name": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "refsource": "CONFIRM"}, {"url": "http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=92959", "name": "http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=92959", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "refsource": "CONFIRM"}, {"url": "http://osvdb.org/75557", "name": "75557", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "refsource": "OSVDB"}, {"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html", "name": "APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-1", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "APPLE"}, {"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html", "name": "APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-2", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "APPLE"}, {"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html", "name": "APPLE-SA-2012-03-12-1", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "APPLE"}, {"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69882", "name": "chrome-stylesheet-code-execution(69882)", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "XF"}, {"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14485", "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14485", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "OVAL"}, {"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774", "name": "1026774", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "SECTRACK"}, {"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48288", "name": "48288", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "SECUNIA"}, {"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48274", "name": "48274", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "SECUNIA"}, {"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48377", "name": "48377", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "SECUNIA"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a \"stale node.\""}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-74"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2011-2855", "ASSIGNER": "security@google.com"}}, "impact": {"baseMetricV2": {"cvssV2": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 6.8, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"}, "severity": "MEDIUM", "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": true}}, "publishedDate": "2011-09-19T12:02Z", "configurations": {"nodes": [{"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "14.0.835.163"}]}, {"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "10.6"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "5.1.4"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "5.1"}]}], "CVE_data_version": "4.0"}, "lastModifiedDate": "2020-05-08T17:19Z"}