CVE-2011-3047

Description

The GPU process in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.79 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging an error in the plug-in loading mechanism.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.52% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-update_10.html release notes vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48527 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52395 vdb entry third party advisory
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://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117656 vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117620 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14935 vdb entry third party advisory signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73904 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48375 third party advisory not applicable

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3047?
CVE-2011-3047 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3047?
To fix CVE-2011-3047, 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-2011-3047 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3047 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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