CVE-2011-3066 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in Skia clipping, affecting Google Chrome users.

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
Available

What is CVE-2011-3066?

CVE-2011-3066 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 5 Apr 2012. 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

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.151, does not properly perform clipping, 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-2011-3066?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3066?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-3066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-34fq-w3c7-7c97.

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