Buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3047
Published: March 10, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44206
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3047
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The GPU process in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.79 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging an error in the plug-in loading mechanism.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3047
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117620
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117656
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-update_10.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48375
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48419
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48527
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52395
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73904
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14935