59742 : Google Chrome Multiple File Handling JavaScript Warning Failure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2009-11-05	2009-11-05

Keywords

Blended Browser Threats

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-3931" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in browser/download/download_exe.cc in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32 allows remote attackers to force the download of certain dangerous files via a "Content-Disposition: attachment" designation, as demonstrated by (1) .mht and (2) .mhtml files, which are automatically executed by Internet Explorer 6; (3) .svg files, which are automatically executed by Safari; (4) .xml files; (5) .htt files; (6) .xsl files; (7) .xslt files; and (8) image files that are forbidden by the victim's site policy.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.195.32 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-3931 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36947
Secunia Advisory ID: 37273
ISS X-Force ID: 54171
Related OSVDB ID: 59743
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0053.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=23979
http://codereview.chromium.org/243115
http://codereview.chromium.org/261022
http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue243115_2002.diff
http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue261022_1.diff
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html
Other Advisory URL: http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/using-blended-browser-threats-involving-chrome-to-steal-files-on-your-computer/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3159

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-11-13 | Disagree?

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