CVE-2011-2877

Description

Google Chrome before 14.0.835.202 does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale font."

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.28% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774	vdb entry
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95072
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377	third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48274	third party advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/stable-channel-update.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14694	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288	third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2877?: CVE-2011-2877 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2877?: To fix CVE-2011-2877, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2877 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2011-2877 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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