First published: Fri Feb 18 2011(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Google Chrome OS | =8.0.552.342 | |
Google Chrome OS | =8.0.552.344 | |
Google Chrome OS | =8.0.552.343 | |
Google Chrome OS | <=0.9.126.0 |
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CVE-2011-1042 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2011-1042, update Google Chrome OS to version 0.9.130.14 or later.
CVE-2011-1042 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a daemon crash by supplying the name of a hidden WiFi network that is unresponsive.
CVE-2011-1042 affects Google Chrome OS versions up to and including 0.9.126.0.
The vulnerability is located in the flimflamd component of the flimflam service in Google Chrome OS.