CVE-2011-2839 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome on Linux via malicious PDFs due to improper memory handling.
- 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-2011-2839?
CVE-2011-2839 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 29 Aug 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 PDF implementation in Google Chrome before 13.0.782.215 on Linux does not properly use the memset library function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2839?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2839?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2839 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-2011-2839 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2839 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9hq-gj89-76w7.