CVE-2011-3079
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168, as...
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 and other products, does not properly validate messages, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 and other products, does not properly validate messages, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-3079- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 and other products, does not properly validate messages, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
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CVE-2011-3079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3047 No score
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 and other products, does not properly validate messages, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
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EUVD-2011-3047- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-493h-4p68-8587 No score
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168, as...
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 and other products, does not properly validate messages, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
GHSA-493h-4p68-8587- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 No score
chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 No score
MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
iceweaselDebian:7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 31.7.0esr-1~deb7u1, plus listed versions 10.0.12esr-110.0.12esr-1+alpha10.0.12esr-1+nmu110.0.12esr-1+nmu1+alpha11.0-1 Show 45 moreShow less11.0-211.0-311.0-411.0~b1-111.0~b1-211.0~b2-111.0~b3-111.0~b4-111.0~b5-111.0~b6-112.0-112.0-212.0-312.0-412.0-512.0-612.0-713.0-113.0.1-113.0.1-214.0.1-114.0.1-215.0-115.0.1-116.0-116.0.1-116.0.2-117.0-117.0.1-117.0.1-217.0.10esr-1~deb7u117.0.5esr-117.0.6esr-117.0.6esr-1~deb7u117.0.7esr-117.0.7esr-1~deb7u117.0.7esr-217.0.8esr-117.0.8esr-1~deb7u117.0.8esr-217.0.8esr-2~deb7u117.0.9esr-1~deb7u118.0-118.0.1-118.0.2-1 |
31.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
iceweaselDebian:8 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 31.7.0esr-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions 31.6.0esr-131.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
31.7.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 899 CVEs |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 719 CVEs |
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 560 CVEs |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-3079 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Google Chrome, published May 1, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/04/stable-channel-update_30.html
secunia.com/advisories/48992
securitytracker.com/id?1027001
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14964
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
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bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1087565
osvdb.org/81645
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117627
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html
securityfocus.com/bid/53309
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75271
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3079
github.com/advisories/GHSA-493h-4p68-8587
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
Left out here: 73 versions and 4,209 references. The JSON record has them.