Out-of-bounds Read in Google Chrome
CVE-2011-3893
Google Chrome before 15.0.874.120 does not properly implement the MKV and Vorbis media handlers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/11/stable-channel-update.html
- secunia.com/advisories/49089 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46933 (third-party-advisory)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14267 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-3893?
- CVE-2011-3893 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. Published 2011-11-11.
- Is CVE-2011-3893 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.