CVE-2011-2837

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Published Sep 17, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 on Linux does not use the PIC and PIE compiler options for position-independent code, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2811	Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 on Linux does not use the PIC and PIE compiler options for position-independent code, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.992% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=57908
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
http://osvdb.org/75538
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69864
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14139

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published: Sep 17, 2011, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:15 PM
Reserved: Jul 20, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 19, 2011, 12:02 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM

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