Thursday, September 9, 2010

Google Chrome: Focus Processing Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Users of Google Chrome please be advised of a Focus Processing Memory Corruption Vulnerability vulnerability that has been identified.

To view this vulnerability, possible remedies, and others please check out the Security Advisories at Critical Watch (http://criticalwatch.com/support/security-advisories.aspx)

Amplify’d from www.criticalwatch.com

VUPEN-SR-2010-249: [VUPEN-SR-2010-249] Google Chrome Focus Processing Memory Corruption Vulnerability

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

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Google Chrome versions prior to 6.0.472.53
DESCRIPTION

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VUPEN Vulnerability Research Team discovered a high risk vulnerability

affecting Google Chrome.



The vulnerability is caused by a memory corruption error when processing

focus events, which could be exploited by remote attackers to potentially

execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially

crafted web page.
Read more at www.criticalwatch.com
 

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