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CVE-2011-1296

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Google Chrome before 10.0.648.204 does not properly handle SVG text, 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

• Apple Iphone Os: before 5.0 — fixed in 5.0
• Apple iTunes for Windows: before 10.5 — fixed in 10.5
• Apple Safari: before 5.0.6 — fixed in 5.0.6
• Google Chrome: before 10.0.648.204 — fixed in 10.0.648.204

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 5.0; Apple iTunes for Windows 10.5; Apple Safari 5.0.6; Google Chrome 10.0.648.204. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=75170
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/stable-channel-update.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43859
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47029
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0765
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66303

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