CVE-2011-3908 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in SVG parsing, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.

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-2011-3908?

CVE-2011-3908 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, 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

Google Chrome before 16.0.912.63 does not properly parse SVG documents, 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-2011-3908?

It affects 4 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2011-3908?

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-2011-3908 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3908 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p399-7hr5-4w7m.

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