CVE-2011-3046

Description

The extension subsystem in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.78 does not properly handle history navigation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging a "Universal XSS (UXSS)" issue.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.06% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52369 vdb entry third party advisory
https://plus.google.com/u/0/116651741222993143554/posts/5Eq5d9XgFqs permissions required vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-channel-update.html release notes vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48527 third party advisory not applicable
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117226 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5282 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48419 third party advisory not applicable
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00012.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48321 third party advisory not applicable
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14686 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117230 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47292 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/cansecwest-pwnium-google-chrome-hacked-with-sandbox-bypass/10563 press/media coverage
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026776 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3046?
CVE-2011-3046 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3046?
To fix CVE-2011-3046, 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-2011-3046 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3046 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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