CVE-2011-3092 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via a flaw in the V8 regex engine.
- 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-2011-3092?
CVE-2011-3092 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 16 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
The regex implementation in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.46, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3092?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3092?
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-2011-3092 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7xm3-983m-rxjr, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-3092.