CVE-2011-1300 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via an off-by-three error in the ANGLE WebGL library used by Firefox and Chrome on Windows.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-1300?

CVE-2011-1300 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 Apr 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

The Program::getActiveUniformMaxLength function in libGLESv2/Program.cpp in libGLESv2.dll in the WebGLES library in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in Mozilla Firefox 4.x before 4.0.1 on Windows and in the GPU process in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.205 on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to an "off-by-three" error.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1300?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-1300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-ghc9-5whm-hrvq.

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