bugtraq - Secunia Research: Google Chrome Pop-Up Block Menu Handling Vulnerability

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Message-Id: <201001260924.o0Q9O6nF032505@CA-IX-1.intnet>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:24:06 +0100
From: Secunia Research <remove-vuln@...unia.com>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Secunia Research: Google Chrome Pop-Up Block Menu Handling Vulnerability

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                     Secunia Research 26/01/2010

     - Google Chrome Pop-Up Block Menu Handling Vulnerability -

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Table of Contents

Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10

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1) Affected Software 

* Google Chrome 3.0.195.38

NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.

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2) Severity 

Rating: Moderately critical
Impact: System compromise
Where:  Remote

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3) Vendor's Description of Software 

"Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.".

Product Link:
http://www.google.com/chrome

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4) Description of Vulnerability

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Google Chrome, 
which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise 
a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused by a use-after-free error when trying to 
display a blocked pop-up window while navigating away from the 
current site.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

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5) Solution 

Upgrade to version 4.0.249.78.

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6) Time Table 

30/12/2009 - Vendor notified.
30/12/2009 - Vendor response.
26/01/2010 - Public disclosure.

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7) Credits 

Discovered by Jakob Balle and Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.

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8) References

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has not 
currently assigned a CVE identifier for the vulnerability.

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9) About Secunia

Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate
customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence
relevant to their specific system configuration:

http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/

Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory
database as a service to the security community and private 
individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.

http://secunia.com/advisories/

Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to
do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the 
security and reliability of software in general:

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below
to see currently vacant positions:

http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/

Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:

http://secunia.com/advisories/mailing_lists/

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10) Verification 

Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-65/

Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

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