CVE-2011-1042

N/A Unknown
Published: February 18, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=8871
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://codereview.chromium.org/5255012
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65556
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=8871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://codereview.chromium.org/5255012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
54th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

google

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