CVE-2011-1796 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 11.0.696.65, specifically within the WebKit rendering engine. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts through crafted JavaScript code interacting with FRAME elements. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity. While the vulnerability has a high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.696.64CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.