CVE-2011-3876 Other in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit improper handling of filenames with trailing whitespace during downloads, requiring user interaction to trigger unspecified impacts.

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-2011-3876?

CVE-2011-3876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Oct 2011. 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

Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 does not properly handle downloading files that have whitespace characters at the end of a filename, which has unspecified impact and user-assisted remote attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3876?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3876?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-3876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hhx5-95gj-mjx7.

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