CVE-2011-0982

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-02-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 9.0.597.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving SVG font faces.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 9.0.597.94 — fixed in 9.0.597.94

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 9.0.597.94. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=68120
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update_08.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43342
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46262
http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2190
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14582
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=68120
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update_08.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43342
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46262
http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2190
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14582

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