CVE-2011-3910 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in YUV video frame handling, 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-2011-3910?

CVE-2011-3910 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, 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 handle YUV video frames, 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-2011-3910?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3910?

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-2011-3910 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-chgr-3pm8-vq9x.

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