Chrome OsOperating system · Google
CVE-2011-0471
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe node-iteration implementation in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 does not properly handle pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA pointer handling vulnerability in Google Chrome's and Chrome OS's DOM node-iteration implementation allows remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service by persuading users to visit specially crafted web pages.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Chrome OsOperating system
< 8.0.552.344
ChromeWeb browser
< 8.0.552.237CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Google Chrome browser versionOpen Chrome and navigate to chrome://version, or click Help > About Google Chrome. Note the version number displayed.Affected if The version shown is earlier than 8.0.552.237
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Confirm browser is not a hardened variantDetermine if the installed Chrome/Chrome OS is a standard build. Some security-focused variants or enterprise-managed builds may have additional protections, but the underlying version number still determines susceptibility.Affected if The installed version is a standard Chrome/Chrome OS build below 8.0.552.237 (browser) or 8.0.552.344 (OS)
A user is affected if their Google Chrome browser version is below 8.0.552.237 or their Chrome OS version is below 8.0.552.344.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped8.0.552.2378.0.552.344
Update Google Chrome to version 8.0.552.237 or later, and Chrome OS to version 8.0.552.344 or later to remediate the pointer handling flaw.
Chrome 8.0.552.237 or later; Chrome OS 8.0.552.344 or later
- Upgrade Google Chrome to version 8.0.552.237 or later
- If using Chrome OS, upgrade to version 8.0.552.344 or later
- Restart the browser after upgrading to apply the changes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2011-0471 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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