Out-of-bounds Read in Google Chrome
CVE-2011-3970
libxslt, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (66.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Xmlsoft Libxslt
- Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 10, 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 11
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- SUSE-SU-2013:1654 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- SUSE-SU-2013:1656 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14818 (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-3970?
- CVE-2011-3970 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. Published 2012-02-09.
- Is CVE-2011-3970 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.