CVE-2011-2345 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via an out-of-bounds read in the NPAPI implementation.

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-2011-2345?

CVE-2011-2345 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 29 Jun 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 NPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 12.0.742.112 does not properly handle strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2345?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2345?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2345 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-2011-2345 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m424-w8jr-3944.

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