CVE-2011-3878: Race condition in Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is an old Google Chrome vulnerability affecting versions before 15.0.874.102. A race condition during worker process startup could let a remote attacker crash the browser or potentially cause other unspecified impact. The public record does not provide CVSS, CWE, or confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is most plausible on legacy or unmanaged systems still running Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102. Current, supported Chrome installations should be beyond the affected version range. The source bundle does not identify other products or downstream Chromium-based browsers as affected. Do not treat this as an emergency unless legacy Chrome exists in the environment. The main business action is hygiene: verify no unsupported browser versions remain, because the public data is old and incomplete but the affected software is far past end of support. Mitigation focus: Update Chrome to a supported current version or at least beyond 15.0.874.102.; Remove obsolete Chrome builds from managed endpoints and golden images.; Check vendor or Chromium guidance before relying on compensating controls..

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Jun 27, 2026, 17:48 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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