CVE-2011-1798
rendering/svg/RenderSVGText.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.65 does not...
rendering/svg/RenderSVGText.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.65 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during an attempt to handle a block child, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted text element in an SVG document.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
rendering/svg/RenderSVGText.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.65 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during an attempt to handle a block child, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted text element in an SVG document.
- Record
CVE-2011-1798- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
rendering/svg/RenderSVGText.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.65 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during an attempt to handle a block child, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted text element in an SVG document.
- Record
CVE-2011-1798- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1796 No score
rendering/svg/RenderSVGText.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.65 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during an attempt to handle a block child, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted text element in an SVG document.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1796- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cm6-m5qg-w4cv No score
rendering/svg/RenderSVGText.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.65 does not...
rendering/svg/RenderSVGText.cpp in WebCore in WebKit in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.65 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during an attempt to handle a block child, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted text element in an SVG document.
- Record
GHSA-3cm6-m5qg-w4cv- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1798 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published December 26, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.