Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 30, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2600
CVE-2011-2600
Description
The GPU support functionality in Windows XP does not properly restrict rendering time, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving WebGL and (1) shader programs or (2) complex 3D geometry, as demonstrated by using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome to visit the lots-of-polys-example.html test page in the Khronos WebGL SDK.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl/nvdExploit
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