CVE-2011-3040

Description

Google Chrome before 17.0.963.65 does not properly handle text, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.66% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=114054 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5485 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026759 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48527 third party advisory not applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73651 vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14996 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/48265 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/48419 third party advisory not applicable
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00012.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Jul/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52271 vdb entry third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5400 third party advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-update.html release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3040?
CVE-2011-3040 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3040?
To fix CVE-2011-3040, 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-2011-3040 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3040 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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