CVE-2011-2880 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via V8 bindings in Google Chrome, requiring user interaction.

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-2011-2880?

CVE-2011-2880 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 4 Oct 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 14.0.835.202 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the Google V8 bindings.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2880?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2880?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2011-2880 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2880 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-93v3-652r-74pw.

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