CVE-2011-3098 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2011-3098?

CVE-2011-3098 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 16 May 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.46 on Windows uses an incorrect search path for the Windows Media Player plug-in, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse plug-in in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3098?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3098?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2011-3098 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9wp3-7fwj-q9m5.