Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-0982
Published: February 10, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45326
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0982
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing vectors involving SVG font faces. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0982
Update to version 9.0.597.94.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=68120
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update_08.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43342
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46262
- http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2190
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14582