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Advisory: Google Chrome 1.0.154.48 Single Thread Alert Out of Bound Memory Access Vulnerability

Version Affected:
Google Chrome: 1.0.154.48

Description:
Google Chrome is vulnerable to denial of service vulnerability as a result of out of bound memory access vulnerability when a long character string is passed to alert call. It affects the system state with in no period of time.

Proof of Concept:
http://secniche.org/galrt/

Detection:
SecNiche confirmed this vulnerability affects Google Chrome on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 platform.The versions tested are:

Chrome: 1.0.154.48

Disclosure Timeline:
Disclosed: 13 March 2009
Release Date. 14 March 2009

Vendor Response:
Vulnerability is reported to Google.

Credit:
Aditya K Sood

Disclaimer:
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