SB2011051602 - Type conversion in Techland Chrome



SB2011051602 - Type conversion in Techland Chrome

Published: May 16, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011051602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Type conversion (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1799)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Google Chrome before 11.0.696.68 does not properly perform casts of variables during interaction with the WebKit engine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.