Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-0473

Description

Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly handle Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences in conjunction with CANVAS 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."

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Affected products

Google/Chrome2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <8.0.552.237
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.552.237
Google/ChromeOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <8.0.552.344
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.552.344

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References

googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/42951nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/45788nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.phpnvdThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64664nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14460nvdThird Party Advisory
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvdPermissions Required
osvdb.org/70456nvdBroken Link

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