Information disclosure in Google Chrome
CVE-2011-1202
The xsltGenerateIdFunction function in functions.c in libxslt 1.1.26 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.127 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about heap memory addresses via an XML document containing a call to the XSLT generate-id XPath function.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14244 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46785 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/chrome-stable-release.html (Vendor Advisory)
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/03/multi-browser-heap-address-leak-in-xslt… (Third Party Advisory)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65966 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1202?
- CVE-2011-1202 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2011-03-11.
- Is CVE-2011-1202 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.