CVE-2011-3961

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-02-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-362

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.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 17.0.963.46 — fixed in 17.0.963.46

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 17.0.963.46. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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
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

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