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CVE-2011-3033

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2012-03-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 17.0.963.65 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Buffer overflow in Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.65, 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 · moderate confidence

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the Skia graphics library used in Google Chrome prior to version 17.0.963.65. The memory corruption issue allows remote attackers to potentially achieve code execution or cause denial of service through unknown attack vectors.

MitigationUpgrade to Google Chrome version 17.0.963.65 or later to patch the Skia buffer overflow vulnerability. Organizations should deploy the update via their standard patch management processes.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:< 17.0.963.65
OpensuseOperating system
Affected:= 12.1

CVSS 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
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed Google Chrome version
    Open Chrome, click the wrench icon > About Google Chrome, or navigate to chrome://version, or run `google-chrome --version` in terminal
    Affected if Version is lower than 17.0.963.65
  2. Verify Skia library presence on Linux
    Run `ldd $(which google-chrome) 2>/dev/null | grep -i skia` or check for libskia.so in /usr/lib/chromium/ or /opt/google/chrome/
    Affected if libskia library is linked and Chrome version is vulnerable
  3. Check Chrome package version on OpenSUSE
    Run `rpm -qa | grep -i chrome` or `zypper info google-chrome` to see the installed package version
    Affected if Package version is below 17.0.963.65
  4. Identify Chrome process using Skia rendering
    While Chrome is running, check process info with `ps aux | grep chrome` and verify Skia is loaded via `cat /proc/<chrome_pid>/maps | grep skia`
    Affected if Chrome is actively running with Skia library loaded and version is vulnerable

User is affected if Google Chrome version 17.0.963.65 or newer is NOT installed and the browser is actively used, as the Skia graphics library vulnerability triggers during page rendering.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 17.0.963.65 or later
Fixed in 17.0.963.65
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 17.0.963.65 or later to patch the Skia buffer overflow vulnerability. Organizations should deploy the update via their standard patch management processes.

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
4.0 hours of engineering $750
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