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CVE-2011-1290

Published: Mar 11, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
9.8%
Top 5.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Integer overflow in WebKit, as used on the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Torch 9800 with firmware 6.0.0.246, in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.133, and in Apple Safari before 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to CSS "style handling," nodesets, and a length value, as demonstrated by Vincenzo Iozzo, Willem Pinckaers, and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

n/an/a
webkitapple
On-premMobile App
Mobile Apps / ios-app
blackberry torch 9800 firmwarerim
Mixed
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
blackberry torch 9800rim
Mixed
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
applecommercialUSMobile Appsaka apple inc., apple computer
rimcommercialCAEnterprise Softwareaka blackberry enterprise server, blackberry desktop software, blackberry professional software

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0654
vupen.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/44151
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 11, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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