CVE-2011-2861 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger memory corruption in Google Chrome via crafted PDF documents, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- 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-2011-2861?
CVE-2011-2861 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 handle strings in PDF documents, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted document that triggers an incorrect read operation.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2861?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2861 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-2011-2861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hg5-f3x6-pmg6.