Integer overflow in WebKit, as used on the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Torch 9800…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1290
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gc5-387r-vqmc
References
Advisory 7
Other 9
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-and-beta-channel-updates.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4596
- 71182
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-104
- http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB26132
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4607
- ADV-2011-0671
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2011-blackberry-falls-to-webkit-browser-attack/8401
Sources
- CVE-2011-1290 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1290 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gc5-387r-vqmc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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