CVE-2009-3931
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in browser/download/download_exe.cc in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32 allows remote attackers to force the download of certain dangerous files via a "Content-Disposition: attachment" designation, as demonstrated by…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in browser/download/download_exe.cc in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32 allows remote attackers to force the download of certain dangerous files via a "Content-Disposition: attachment" designation, as demonstrated by (1) .mht and (2) .mhtml files, which are automatically executed by Internet Explorer 6; (3) .svg files, which are automatically executed by Safari; (4) .xml files; (5) .htt files; (6) .xsl files; (7) .xslt files; and (8) image files that are forbidden by the victim's site policy.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.25% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=23979
- http://codereview.chromium.org/243115
- http://codereview.chromium.org/261022
- http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue243115_2002.diff
- http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue261022_1.diff
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37273Vendor Advisory
- http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/using-blended-browser-threats-involving-chrome-to-steal-files-on-your-computer/
- http://www.osvdb.org/59742
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507713
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36947
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3159Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54171
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=23979
- http://codereview.chromium.org/243115
- http://codereview.chromium.org/261022
- http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue243115_2002.diff
- http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue261022_1.diff
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37273Vendor Advisory
- http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/using-blended-browser-threats-involving-chrome-to-steal-files-on-your-computer/
- http://www.osvdb.org/59742
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507713
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36947
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3159Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54171
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.