Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Shader Translator memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Shader Translator. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3972. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shader Translator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The shader translator implementation in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 02/08/2012 by Collin Payne (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared at oval.mitre.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3972 since 10/01/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57883 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (fe1976c2-5317-11e1-9e99-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119930 (Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 17.0.963.46 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73080), Tenable (57883), SecurityFocus (BID 51911†), OSVDB (78952†) and Secunia (SA47938†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4604, VDB-4613, VDB-4607 and VDB-4609. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 57883
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (fe1976c2-5317-11e1-9e99-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 70732
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 17.0.963.46

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: oval.mitre.org
Researcher: Collin Payne (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4621

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X-Force: 73080
SecurityFocus: 51911 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47938 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78952
SecurityTracker: 1026654 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34448 - Google Chrome \x3C 17.0.963.46 Shader Translator Implementation Remote DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2012 01:00
Updated: 01/05/2025 22:47
Changes: 02/24/2012 01:00 (77), 04/09/2017 14:41 (10), 03/20/2021 18:07 (3), 01/05/2025 22:47 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:112:103

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