CVE-2011-3061

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-03-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.142 does not properly check X.509 certificates before use of a SPDY proxy, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers or obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 18.0.1025.142 — fixed in 18.0.1025.142

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 18.0.1025.142. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=116398
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-release-and-beta-channel.html
http://osvdb.org/80739
http://secunia.com/advisories/48618
http://secunia.com/advisories/48691
http://secunia.com/advisories/48763
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52762
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026877
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74411
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14849
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=116398
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-release-and-beta-channel.html

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