CVE-2011-2599

Publication date 30 June 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Google Chrome 11 does not block use of a cross-domain image as a WebGL texture, which allows remote attackers to obtain approximate copies of arbitrary images via a timing attack involving a crafted WebGL fragment shader.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
chromium-browser	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life, was deferred
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life, was deferred
	11.10 oneiric	Ignored end of life, was deferred
	11.04 natty	Ignored end of life
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life, was deferred
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release

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Notes

jdstrand

No fix available after 1.5 years. Marking deferred for now. Will re-open if new information becomes available.

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.contextis.co.uk/resources/blog/webgl/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2599