CVE-2011-3078 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via use-after-free in Chrome's floating element 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
Available

What is CVE-2011-3078?

CVE-2011-3078 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 1 May 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the floating of elements, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3081.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3078?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3078?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2011-3078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g8qq-72vm-v8mw.

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