CVE-2011-2838
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly consider the MIME type during the loading of...
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly consider the MIME type during the loading of a plug-in, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly consider the MIME type during the loading of a plug-in, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-2838- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly consider the MIME type during the loading of a plug-in, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-2838- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2812 No score
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly consider the MIME type during the loading of a plug-in, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2812- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hpj-xcxg-f487 No score
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly consider the MIME type during the loading of...
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly consider the MIME type during the loading of a plug-in, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
- Record
GHSA-4hpj-xcxg-f487- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2011-2838 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published September 17, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=75070
osvdb.org/75539
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14261
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69865
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2838
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hpj-xcxg-f487