CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-3956

Origin Validation Error

Published: Feb 09, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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The extension implementation in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not properly handle sandboxed origins, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted extension.

Weakness

The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ChromeGoogle*17.0.963.46 (excluding)
Chromium-browserUbuntudevel*
Chromium-browserUbuntulucid*
Chromium-browserUbuntumaverick*
Chromium-browserUbuntunatty*
Chromium-browserUbuntuoneiric*
Chromium-browserUbuntuupstream*

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