A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) (affected version not known). This issue affects the function WebKit::WebPluginContainerImpl::handleEvent of the file htmlpluginelement.cpp of the component Blink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 11/05/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1459 since 03/18/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/04/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at 144966.

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• Web Browser

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• Google

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• Chrome

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• free

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