ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2011-3914
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 internationalization (aka i18n) functionality in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.63, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds write.
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 confidenceOut-of-bounds write vulnerability in the internationalization (i18n) functionality of Google V8 JavaScript engine, as used in Google Chrome prior to version 16.0.912.63. The flaw allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially achieve code execution via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption.
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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
ChromeWeb browser
< 16.0.912.63CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Google Chrome versionNavigate to chrome://settings/help or look in the Chrome menu under 'About Google Chrome' to see the installed version numberAffected if The displayed version is earlier than 16.0.912.63 (e.g., 16.0.912.32, 16.0.910.0, etc.)
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Confirm i18n functionality is activeThe i18n (internationalization) module is built into Chrome and enabled by default for all users who process multilingual content or use locale-specific features. No additional configuration check is needed for standard Chrome usage.Affected if This is always true for standard Chrome installations, so the vulnerability applies if the version check above shows an affected version.
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For embedded V8 usage, identify the V8 library versionIf Chrome or a Chromium-based browser is embedded in another application, check the application's documentation or binary metadata for the bundled V8 engine version, or inspect the v8.dll / v8.so library file properties.Affected if The bundled V8 version corresponds to a Chrome version earlier than 16.0.912.63.
You are affected if you are running Google Chrome (or any Chromium-based browser embedding V8) with a version number lower than 16.0.912.63.
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.
From vendor data16.0.912.63
Update Google Chrome to version 16.0.912.63 or later. For embedded systems or applications using the V8 engine directly, update the V8 library to a patched version that addresses this i18n boundary check issue.
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