CVE-2011-3099 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a malformed font encoding name in Chrome's PDF functionality.
- 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-2011-3099?
CVE-2011-3099 is a critical use after free 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.46 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a malformed name for the font encoding.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3099?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3099?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3099 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-2011-3099 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3099 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m26v-wcgg-chwh.