Google Chrome anchors denial of service
| chrome-anchors-dos (64673) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Google Chrome is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when handling anchors. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to cause an incorrect type cast.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome (8.0.552.237 or later), available from the Google Chrome Releases Web site. See References.
References:
- DSA 2188-1: webkit security update.
- Google Chrome Releases Web site: Chrome Stable Release.
- BID-45788: Google Chrome prior to 8.0.552.237 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2011-0482: Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of anchors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
- DSA-2188: webkit -- several vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 70465: Google Chrome HTML Document Anchor Unspecified Variable Casting Remote DoS
- SA42850: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA42951: SRWare Iron Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA43688: Debian webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2011:009: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Google Chrome 8.0.549.0
- Google Chrome 8.0.550.0
- Google Chrome 8.0.551.0
- Google Chrome 8.0.552.0
Reported:
Jan 12, 2011
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