CVE-2011-2861

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Published Sep 17, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2835	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.475% 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=93596
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
http://osvdb.org/75563
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69888
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14677

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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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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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