CVE-2011-3109

CVE-2011-3109 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Google Chrome on Linux systems prior to version 19.0.1084.52. It stems from an improper variable cast within Chrome's GTK UI implementation, allowing remote attackers to trigger a DoS and potentially other unknown impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in the KEV catalog, though it has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.