CVE-2011-1296 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 10.0.648.204, affecting multiple Apple and Google products utilizing the Chrome engine. This flaw stems from improper handling of SVG text, leading to a "stale pointer" and potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger the vulnerability with low attack complexity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code is known, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating a degree of awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.0.648.204CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.