Privilege escalation in Google Chrome
CVE-2011-3898
Google Chrome before 15.0.874.120, when Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 is used, does not request user confirmation before applet execution begins, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted applet.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.015 (72.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)