CVE-2011-3060

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-03-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.142 does not properly handle text fragments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: before 6.0 — fixed in 6.0
Apple iTunes for Windows: before 10.7 — fixed in 10.7
Apple Safari: before 6.0 — fixed in 6.0
Google Chrome: before 18.0.1025.142 — fixed in 18.0.1025.142

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 6.0; Apple iTunes for Windows 10.7; Apple Safari 6.0; Google Chrome 18.0.1025.142. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=114056
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-release-and-beta-channel.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Jul/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48618
http://secunia.com/advisories/48691
http://secunia.com/advisories/48763
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5400
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5485
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52762

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