CVE-2011-2844 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via out-of-bounds read when processing malicious MP3 files.

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-2011-2844?

CVE-2011-2844 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 17 Sep 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 14.0.835.163 does not properly process MP3 files, 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-2011-2844?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2844 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-2011-2844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5gw-rf83-m7f7.

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