CVE-2011-1042

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Published Feb 18, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in flimflamd in flimflam in Google Chrome OS before 0.9.130.14 Beta allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by providing the name of a hidden WiFi network that does not respond to connection attempts.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:8.0.552.342:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:8.0.552.343:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:8.0.552.344:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-1058	Use-after-free vulnerability in flimflamd in flimflam in Google Chrome OS before 0.9.130.14 Beta allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by providing the name of a hidden WiFi network that does not respond to connection attempts.

Metrics

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 None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.877% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=8871
http://codereview.chromium.org/5255012
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65556

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome Os

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 18, 2011, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:14 PM
Reserved: Feb 18, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 18, 2011, 5:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM

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