CVE-2011-3080

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-05-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Race condition in the Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168 allows attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 18.0.1025.168 — fixed in 18.0.1025.168

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 18.0.1025.168. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=121726
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/04/stable-channel-update_30.html
http://osvdb.org/81646
http://secunia.com/advisories/48992
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53309
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027001
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75272
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15623
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=121726
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/04/stable-channel-update_30.html
http://osvdb.org/81646
http://secunia.com/advisories/48992

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