CVE-2011-3967 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Google Chrome by tricking users into visiting a site with a crafted certificate, requiring a browser update.

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-2011-3967?

CVE-2011-3967 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome, 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

Unspecified vulnerability in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted certificate.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3967?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3967?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2011-3967 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf47-vmcj-83r4.

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