CVE-2011-3961 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Race condition in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a crash of a utility process.

Published: 2012-02-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-3914	Race condition in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a crash of a utility process.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02368.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=108871
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/02/stable-channel-update.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14864

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2012-02-09T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:53:32.232Z

Reserved: 2011-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3961

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-02-09T04:10:28.817

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:34:12.850

Link: CVE-2011-3961

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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