CVE-2011-3916 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 16.0.912.63, stemming from improper handling of PDF cross references. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is a low-severity vulnerability that can be exploited over the network with low complexity and no authentication, leading to availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, though it has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.0.912.63CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.