Improper input validation in Google Chrome
CVE-2011-2861
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted document that triggers an incorrect read operation.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14677 (signature, vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/75563 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69888 (vdb-entry)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2861?
- CVE-2011-2861 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2011-09-19.
- Is CVE-2011-2861 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.