Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3018
Published: February 16, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44274
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3018
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.56. A remote attacker can use vectors related to path rendering. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3018
Update to version 17.0.963.56.
Google Chrome - update to 17.0.963.56