CVE-2011-1459

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 5, 2019 at 10:16 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBlink

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

The WebKit::WebPluginContainerImpl::handleEvent function in Google Chrome before Blink M11 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via the htmlpluginelement.cpp plugin.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < m11
Affected range stops below m11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/81795
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/81891
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=76474

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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