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CVE-2011-0478

Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly handle SVG use elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (2)

Google — ChromeGoogle — Chrome OS

CWEs

References

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