CVE-2011-3893 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via crafted MKV or Vorbis media files due to an out-of-bounds read.
- 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-2011-3893?
CVE-2011-3893 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 11 Nov 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 15.0.874.120 does not properly implement the MKV and Vorbis media handlers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3893?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3893?
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-2011-3893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3893, GHSA-3fv3-gc7v-qvm8.