CVE-2011-3927 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via uninitialized values in Skia.

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-2011-3927?

CVE-2011-3927 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 24 Jan 2012. 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

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.77, does not perform all required initialization of values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3927?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3927?

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-2011-3927 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-676x-hfqr-52vw.

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