Type conversion in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3037
Published: March 5, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44216
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3037
CWE-ID: CWE-704
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 read and manipulate data.
Google Chrome before 17.0.963.65 does not properly perform casts of unspecified variables during the splitting of anonymous blocks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3037
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=113439
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=114924
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=115028
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-update.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00012.html
- http://osvdb.org/79796
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48419
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48527
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5400
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5485
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52271
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026759
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73648
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14397