CVE-2011-0478 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2011-0478?

CVE-2011-0478 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 14 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly handle SVG use elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0478?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Google Chrome Os.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2011-0478 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-346c-947r-hrg8.