HIGH
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly interact with extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted extension that triggers an uninitialized pointer
Published Jan 14, 2011
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.61%
Description
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly interact with extensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted extension that triggers an uninitialized 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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.61% 0.01611
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01611
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01611) | 75.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01611) | 72.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.56% (0.01558) | 80.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.65% (0.01652) | 87.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.44% (0.04440) | 91.12th | 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=67393 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/70462 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/64670 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14746 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=67393 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/70462 | 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/64670 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14746 | 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-2011-0479
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a