Google Fixes Chrome Security Flaw

By Digital Trends Staff Published October 25, 2009

Google Fixes Chrome Security Flaw

On April 8, Roi Saltzman of the IBM Rational Application Security Research Group reported a flaw in Google’s Chrome browser that could allow cross-scripting attacks. Now Google has released a new version of the browser that fixes the problem, CNET reports.

Chrome has automatic updates, so users need do nothing other than restart the browser after an update.

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In a blog posting, Mark Larson, Google Chrome program manager, wrote:

"An error in handling URLs with a chromehtml: protocol could allow an attacker to run scripts of his choosing on any page or enumerate files on the local disk under certain conditions."

"If a user has Google Chrome installed, visiting an attacker-controlled web page in Internet Explorer could have caused Google Chrome to launch, open multiple tabs, and load scripts that run after navigating to a URL of the attacker’s choice. Such an attack only works if Chrome is not already running."

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