Rule

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Sid
15462

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in chrome.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
Buffer overflow in the browser kernel in Google Chrome before 2.0.172.33 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.

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Affected Systems:
google chrome 0.2.149.29
google chrome 0.2.149.30
google chrome 0.2.152.1
google chrome 0.2.153.1
google chrome 0.3.154.0
google chrome 0.3.154.3
google chrome 0.4.154.18
google chrome 0.4.154.22
google chrome 0.4.154.31
google chrome 0.4.154.33
google chrome 1.0.154.36
google chrome 1.0.154.39
google chrome 1.0.154.42
google chrome 1.0.154.43
google chrome 1.0.154.46
google chrome 1.0.154.52
google chrome 1.0.154.53
google chrome 1.0.154.59
google chrome 2.0.156.1
google chrome 2.0.157.0
google chrome 2.0.157.2
google chrome 2.0.158.0
google chrome 2.0.159.0
google chrome 2.0.172

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can host a web site that will return code of their choosing to the object when a victim clicks on a malicious link.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2009-2121:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-2121
 
Common Weakness Enumeration:
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
 
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification:
http://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/100.html

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