CVE-2009-2974

Public Exploit

Description

Google Chrome 1.0.154.65, 1.0.154.48, and earlier allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (application hang) via vectors involving a chromehtml: URI value for the document.location property or (2) cause a denial of service (application hang and CPU consumption) via vectors involving a series of function calls that set a chromehtml: URI value for the document.location property.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.54%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0217.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0236.html	mailing list exploit
http://websecurity.com.ua/3435/	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2974?: CVE-2009-2974 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2974?: To fix CVE-2009-2974, 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-2009-2974 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-2974 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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