# CVE-2011-2834: Double free vulnerability in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-09-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Double free vulnerability in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:145
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://osvdb.org/75560
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14410
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=93472
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69885
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2394

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