CVE-2011-0479
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly interact with...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-0479- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-824
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-0479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0499 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0499- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w466-hvww-7wfm No score
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly interact with...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w466-hvww-7wfm- Weakness
- CWE-824
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0479 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published January 14, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.61%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html
securityfocus.com/bid/45788
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14746
srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2054
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64670
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=67393