CVE-2011-1116

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-03-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.107 does not properly handle SVG animations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 9.0.597.107 — fixed in 9.0.597.107

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 9.0.597.107. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=71296
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update_28.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46614
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65734
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14205
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=71296
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update_28.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46614
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65734
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14205

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