Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-3932 - Denial-Of-Service vulnerability in Chrome

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
google
critical
nessus
NVD
Published: 2009-11-12
Updated: 2009-11-13

Summary

The Gears plugin in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and plugin crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified use of the Gears SQL API, related to putting "SQL metadata into a bad state."

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Google
52

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idGOOGLE_CHROME_3_0_195_32.NASL
descriptionThe version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier than 3.0.195.32. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple issues : - The user is not warned about certain dangerous file types such as
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id42413
published2009-11-06
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/42413
titleGoogle Chrome < 3.0.195.32 Multiple Vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(42413);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3931", "CVE-2009-3932");
  script_bugtraq_id(36947);
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"37273");

  script_name(english:"Google Chrome < 3.0.195.32 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version number of Google Chrome");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple
vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier
than 3.0.195.32.  Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple
issues :

  - The user is not warned about certain dangerous file
    types such as 'SVG', 'MHT', and 'XML'. In some browsers,
    JavaScript can execute within these types of files.
    (Issue #23979)

  - A malicious site could use the Gears SQL API to put SQL
    metadata into a bad state, which could cause a
    subsequent memory corruption which could lead the Gears
    plugin to crash, or possibly allow arbitrary code
    execution. (Issue #26179)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?525a1e42");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a5c8ae4f");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Google Chrome 3.0.195.32 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/11/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/11/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/11/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:google:chrome");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("google_chrome_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Google_Chrome/Installed");

  exit(0);
}


include("google_chrome_version.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Google_Chrome/Installed");

installs = get_kb_list("SMB/Google_Chrome/*");
google_chrome_check_version(installs:installs, fix:'3.0.195.32', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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