CVE-2011-3928

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-01-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to DOM handling.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: before 5.1 — fixed in 5.1
Apple Safari: before 5.1.4 — fixed in 5.1.4
Google Chrome: before 16.0.912.77 — fixed in 16.0.912.77

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 5.1; Apple Safari 5.1.4; Google Chrome 16.0.912.77. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=108461
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/01/stable-channel-update_23.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47694
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026569
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73809
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14441
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=108461

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