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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902614
Category:General
Title:Google Chrome Secure Cookie Security Bypass Vulnerability (Windows)
Summary:The host is running Google Chrome and is prone to security bypass; vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
The host is running Google Chrome and is prone to security bypass
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to improper restrictions for modifications to cookies
established in HTTPS sessions i.e lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security
(HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers
to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP
response.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary
cookies by sending a specially crafted HTTP response through a man-in-the-
middle attack.

Affected Software/OS:
Google Chrome version prior to 4.0.211.0 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to the Google Chrome 4.0.211.0 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.8

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

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 49133
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-7294
http://code.google.com/p/browsersec/wiki/Part2#Same-origin_policy_for_cookies
http://michael-coates.blogspot.com/2010/01/cookie-forcing-trust-your-cookies-no.html
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cookie-forcing.html
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/some-less-obvious-benefits-of-hsts.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660053
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009JulSep/1148.html
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