CVE-2011-3046
N/A
Published: March 9, 2012 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsChromeiPhone OSSafari
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The extension subsystem in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.78 does not properly handle history navigation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging a "Universal XSS (UXSS)" issue.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.1.1
Affected range stops below 5.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.1.7
Affected range stops below 5.1.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 17.0.963.78
Affected range stops below 17.0.963.78, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117226
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117230
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00002.html
References (17)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117226x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117230x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-channel-update.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00012.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/47292Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48321Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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