CVE-2011-1797

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

Published: 2011-07-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-1797 is rated High Risk (71.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.38%). EPSS rose +2.37% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1797

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.00% 4.38% +2.37%
2 2026-01-20 1.48% 2.00% +0.52%
3 2025-12-28 — 1.48% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1797

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1797

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-1797

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-1797 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (qt4-x11, qtwebkit-source, webkit, webkitgtk), 59 status rows across 16 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety): ignored 24, not-affected 17, DNE 14, needs-triage 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1797

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1797

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
chromium_project chromium <= 11.0.696.64 cpe:2.3:a:chromium_project:chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari <= 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0.0b1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0.0b2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:85.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:85.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:312.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:312.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.0b cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.1b cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.2b cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.3b cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.0.4b cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.1.0b cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple webkit — cpe:2.3:a:apple:webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1797

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