CVE-2011-3958 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted document due to improper variable casting in Google 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-2011-3958?
CVE-2011-3958 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 9 Feb 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
Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not properly perform casts of variables during handling of a column span, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3958?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3958?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2011-3958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3958 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2f4-5c6c-r2gw.