CVE-2011-3062

Off-by-one error in the OpenType Sanitizer in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.142 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted OpenType file.

Weakness

The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

• Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
• Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).
• Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
• Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/128.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/129.html

References

• http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=116524
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-release-and-beta-channel.html
• http://osvdb.org/80740
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48618
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48691
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48763
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:066
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-31.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026877
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=739925
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74412
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15488