CVE-2011-2840 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 allows user-assisted remote attackers to spoof the URL bar via vectors related to "unusual user interaction."

Published: 2011-09-17

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2814	Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 allows user-assisted remote attackers to spoof the URL bar via vectors related to "unusual user interaction."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00548.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=78427
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=83031
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
http://osvdb.org/75546
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69867
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14491

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2011-09-17T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:31.198Z

Reserved: 2011-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2840

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-09-19T12:02:55.777

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2840

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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