Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3919
Published: January 7, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44415
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-2011-3919
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 libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.75,. A remote attacker can use unknown vectors. 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
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3919
Update to version 16.0.912.75.
Google Chrome - update to 16.0.912.75
External References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=107128
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/01/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47449
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55568
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2394
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51300
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026487
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14504