HIGH
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly handle SVG use elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."
Published Jan 14, 2011
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.62%
Description
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly handle SVG use elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.62% 0.02616
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02616
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.62% (0.02616) | 84.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.62% (0.02616) | 83.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 83.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.02% (0.03021) | 85.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.02% (0.02024) | 88.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 6.03% (0.06029) | 93.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 7.50% (0.07500) | 93.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.44% (0.05438) | 91.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=67363 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/70461 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42951 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45788 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2054 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64669 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14191 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=67363 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/70461 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42951 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45788 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2054 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64669 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14191 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 14, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 14, 2011
Link CVE-2011-0478
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a