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CVE-2011-2761

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—
Severity4.3Medium · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability0.97 %higher than 61% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Google Chrome 14.0.794.0 does not properly handle a reload of a page generated in response to a POST, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site, related to GetWidget methods.

CVSS

Base score
4.3
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.97 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
61
Score date
10/22/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Google — Chrome

CWEs

References

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