The GPU process in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.79 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging an error in the plug-in loading mechanism.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3047
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73904
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14935
• http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117620
• http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117656
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-update_10.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00012.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48375
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48419
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48527
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52395