CVE-2009-2556

Description

Google Chrome before 2.0.172.37 allows attackers to leverage renderer access to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger excessive memory allocation.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51802 vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/07/stable-beta-update-bug-fixes.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35844 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1924 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35723 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2556?
CVE-2009-2556 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2556?
To fix CVE-2009-2556, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2556 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2556 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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