CVE-2011-3917

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-12-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in FileWatcher in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.63 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 16.0.912.63 — fixed in 16.0.912.63

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 16.0.912.63. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=105162
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/12/stable-channel-update.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14847
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=105162
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/12/stable-channel-update.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14847

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