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CVE-2011-3961

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—
Severity9.3High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability2.20 %higher than 82% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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.

CVSS

Base score
9.3
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
2.20 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
82
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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Raw JSON (NVD)

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      "url": "http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=108871",
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    },
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      "url": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/02/stable-channel-update.html",
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      "value": "Condición de carrera en Google Chrome antes de v17.0.963.46 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de vectores que provocan la caida de un proceso de servicio."
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  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:34:12.850",
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