Stack-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3917
Published: December 13, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44464
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-2011-3917
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 when processing unknown vectors. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-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-2011-3917
Update to version 16.0.912.63.
Google Chrome - update to 16.0.912.63