Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3234
Published: September 19, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44727
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3234
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 perform service disruption.
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle boxes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3234
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=89991
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00004.html
- http://osvdb.org/75550
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69876
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14224