Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Google…
Priority LOW 34CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the :first-letter pseudo-element.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02198 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 17.0.963.83 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 10.7 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.0.963.83 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3050
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88w8-v76p-jf7g
References
Advisory 10
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5485
- APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0466
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-update_21.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14414
- APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1
- APPLE-SA-2012-07-25-1
- GLSA-201203-19
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5400
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2011-3050 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-3050 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88w8-v76p-jf7g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-3050 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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