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CVE-2011-0481

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-0481 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chrome OS, specifically affecting versions prior to 8.0.552.237 and 8.0.552.344 respectively, stemming from issues with PDF shading. This flaw carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high potential for remote attackers to cause denial of service and potentially achieve arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 8.0.552.344CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 8.0.552.237CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0236 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
ExploitPatch
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 70464
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/42951
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/64672
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14418
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/45788
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
srware.net / forum/viewtopic.php
Third Party Advisory