Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-3956

Description

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.

Affected products

Google/Chrome2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <17.0.963.46
- (no CPE)range: <17.0.963.46
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 55.0.2883.75-3.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/02/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14906nvd

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