CVE-2011-3079: google chrome Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-3079 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 10, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 01-05-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
73%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.05 pp
From 1.36% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≤ 31.6 | ≤ 37.0.2
- seamonkey≤ 2.33.0
- thunderbird≤ 31.6 | ≤ 38.0
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 18.0.1025.166
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.1 | 13.2
3 vendors · 5 products
References
16 links- www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/X Refsource CONFIRM
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/04/stable-channel-update_30.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14964VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-57.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1087565X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 16 references
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117627X Refsource CONFIRM