CVE-2011-2861
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows...
CVE-2011-2861 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) 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 1.47%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.47%EPSS, 74th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted document that triggers an incorrect read operation.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted document that triggers an incorrect read operation.
- Record
CVE-2011-2861- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted document that triggers an incorrect read operation.
- Record
CVE-2011-2861- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2835No score
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted document that triggers an incorrect read operation.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2835- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8hg5-f3x6-pmg6No score
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows...
Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted document that triggers an incorrect read operation.
- Record
GHSA-8hg5-f3x6-pmg6- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14677
osvdb.org/75563
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69888
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=93596
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2861
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hg5-f3x6-pmg6