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CVE-2011-2842

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2842 describes a vulnerability in the installer of Google Chrome versions prior to 14.0.835.163 on Mac OS X, where it improperly handles lock files. This flaw affects Google Chrome and Apple Mac OS X. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, and potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 14.0.835.163CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
59.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0100 is in the 35th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html
osvdb.org / 75542
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/69869
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14428