CVE-2011-3897 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

A use-after-free flaw in Google Chrome allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via user-assisted editing vectors.

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-2011-3897?

CVE-2011-3897 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 15.0.874.120 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to editing.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3897?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3897 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-2011-3897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-63p5-hw5x-j8c4.

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