CVE-2011-3905 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in libxml2, affecting applications like 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
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3905?
CVE-2011-3905 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Dec 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
libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.63, 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-2011-3905?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3905?
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-2011-3905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3905, GHSA-g3p8-rpgj-m5cf.