CVE-2011-3898

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-11-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Google Chrome before 15.0.874.120, when Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 is used, does not request user confirmation before applet execution begins, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted applet.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 15.0.874.120 — fixed in 15.0.874.120

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 15.0.874.120. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=102461
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/11/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/46933
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14266
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=102461
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/11/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/46933
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14266

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