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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2010.0182.2
Google have released an update for Chrome
29 July 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Google Chrome
Operating System: Windows
Mac OS X
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Reduced Security -- Unknown/Unspecified
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2010-2903 CVE-2010-2902 CVE-2010-2901
CVE-2010-2900 CVE-2010-2899 CVE-2010-2898
CVE-2010-2897
Member content until: Friday, August 27 2010
Revision History: July 29 2010: Added CVE references
July 28 2010: Initial Release
OVERVIEW
Google have released an update for Chrome, correcting several security
vulnerabilities.
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following information regarding these
vulnerabilities [1]:
Aside from the listed security bugs fixed in Chromium, we have
also deployed workarounds for two critical vulnerabilities where
the root cause lies in external components. Credit and $1337 to
Marc Schoenefeld for enabling us to work around a Windows kernel
bug [48283]. Credit and $1337 to Simon Berry-Byrne for enabling
us to work around a glibc bug [48733].
* [$500] [42736] Medium Memory contents disclosure in layout code.
Credit to Michail Nikolaev.
* [$500] [43813] High Issue with large canvases. Credit to sp3x of
SecurityReason.com.
* [$500] [47866] High Memory corruption in rendering code. Credit
to Jose A. Vazquez.
* [$500] [48284] High Memory corruption in SVG handling. Credit to
Aki Helin of OUSPG.
* [48597] Low Avoid hostname truncation and incorrect eliding.
Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno).
MITIGATION
The latest version of Google Chrome (currently 5.0.375.125) can be
downloaded from the vendor's website. [2]
The update can also be applied from within Google Chrome using
the built in update feature.
REFERENCES
[1] Stable Channel Update
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/search/label/Stable%20updates
[2] Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome
AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
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described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is
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accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
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