CVE-2011-2827

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-08-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 13.0.782.215 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to text searching.

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 5.1.1 — fixed in 5.1.1
Google Chrome: before 13.0.782.215 — fixed in 13.0.782.215

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 5.0; Apple iTunes for Windows 10.5; Apple Safari 5.1.1; Google Chrome 13.0.782.215. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=90668
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update_22.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//Oct/msg00004.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14134
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=90668
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update_22.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html

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