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CVE-2011-0479

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly interact with extensions, which allows

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly interact with extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted extension that triggers an uninitialized pointer.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01558
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-824Access of Uninitialized Pointer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
google chrome os< 8.0.552.344
google chrome< 8.0.552.237
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Sigma Hunt Rules

2
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighRunning Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extension
productmediumPotential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD14 Jan 2011 · 05:00 PM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=67393Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.htmlVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/70462Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42951Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45788Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2054Third Party Advisory
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