CVE-2011-3882 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via media buffer use-after-free in Google Chrome.

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-2011-3882?

CVE-2011-3882 is a high-severity use after free 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to media buffers.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3882?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3882?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3882 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-2011-3882 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2wq7-x39p-77fm.

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