CVE-2011-3961 Race condition in n/a
Critical 9.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3961 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2011-3961 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Feb 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Google Chrome. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3961/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3961/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting a race condition in Chrome's utility process, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3961?
CVE-2011-3961 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Feb 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3961?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-3961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6m3-8mgg-33fj.