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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900833
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Google Chrome 'chromehtml: URI' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Summary:Google Chrome is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Google Chrome is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Error occurs when vectors involving a series of function calls that set a
'chromehtml:' URI value for the document.location property.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful attacks could allows remote attackers to cause application hang
and CPU consumption which may result in Denial of Service condition.

Affected Software/OS:
Google Chrome version 1.0.154.65 and prior on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Google Chrome version 4.1.249.1064 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2974
Bugtraq: 20090823 DoS vulnerability in Google Chrome (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0217.html
Bugtraq: 20090825 Re: DoS vulnerability in Google Chrome (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0236.html
http://websecurity.com.ua/3435/
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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