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Plain-English summary
CVE-2011-3886 is an old Google V8 flaw in Chrome before 15.0.874.102. A malicious webpage could use crafted JavaScript to crash the browser or possibly cause other unspecified impact. The main business concern is unmanaged legacy Chrome installations, not normally patched modern fleets.
Executive priority
Treat as a legacy hygiene issue unless old browser builds remain in use. Prioritize remediation for unmanaged endpoints, kiosks, or frozen images that may still run unsupported Chrome versions.
Technical view
The CVE describes out-of-bounds write operations in Google V8 as used by Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102. The reported impact is denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript. Public metadata does not provide CVSS, CWE, detailed affected CPEs, or root-cause specifics.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most plausible on endpoints running Chrome versions earlier than 15.0.874.102 or products embedding an affected V8 version. The provided sources do not identify additional affected products beyond Google Chrome/V8.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The attack condition described is remote delivery of crafted JavaScript to a vulnerable browser engine, with documented impact limited to denial of service or unspecified other impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE names V8 out-of-bounds writes and the Chrome fixed-version boundary, but no CVSS, CWE, exploit confirmation, or detailed commit-level analysis is included in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Chrome to 15.0.874.102 or later where applicable.
- Remove or isolate legacy Chrome installations from production endpoints.
- Check vendor guidance for any embedded V8 exposure.
- Use browser management controls to enforce supported versions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Chrome versions across managed and unmanaged endpoints.
- Confirm no systems run Chrome earlier than 15.0.874.102.
- Use the referenced OVAL definition where compatible with scanning tools.
- Review vulnerability scanner findings for CVE-2011-3886 or IBM X-Force 70964.
Public sources used
Based on public source material and reviewed before publication.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13201CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=98773CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=99167CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- google-chrome-v8-code-exec(70964)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-stable-release.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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