76062 : Google Chrome Stale Font SVG Text Handling Remote Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-10-04

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-2877" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Google Chrome before 14.0.835.202 does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale font."

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 14.0.835.202 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Google, Inc.

Chrome

14.0.835.187

References

OVAL ID: 14694
CVE ID: 2011-2877 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 46308 48274 48288 48377
Bugtraq ID: 49938
Related OSVDB ID: 76061 76063 76064 76065 76066 76067
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95072 [ Auth Req'd ]
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/stable-channel-update.html
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5190
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5191
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5192

Tools & Filters

	56391

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-10-05 | Disagree?

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