Google Chrome Out-of-Bounds Write Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026338 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026338
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-3900
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 17 2011
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 15.0.874.121
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Google Chrome. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger an out-of-bounds write error in the v8 engine and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Christian Holler reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (15.0.874.121).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/11/stable-channel-update_16.html
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Vendor URL: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/11/stable-channel-update_16.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (OS X), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:07:25 +0000
Subject: Google Chrome
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/11/stable-channel-update_16.html
CVE-2011-3900
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