*Google Chrome Carriage Return Null Object Memory Exhaustion Remote Dos.*

*Version Affected:*
Chrome/0.2.149.30
Chrome/0.2.149.29

*Severity:*
High

*Description:*
The Google chrome browser is vulnerable to memory exhaustion based
denial of
service which can be triggered remotely.The vulnerability triggers when
Carriage
Return(\r\n\r\n) is passed as an argument to window.open() function. It
makes the
Google Chrome to generate number of windows at the same time thereby
leading
to memory exhaustion. The behavior can be easily checked by looking at
the task
manager as with no time the memory usage rises high. The problem lies in
the handling
of object and its value returned by the javascript function. Once it is
triggered the pop
ups are started generating. The Google Chrome browser generate object
windows continuously
there by affecting memory of the resultant system. Probably it can be
crashed within no time.
User interaction is required in this.

*Proof of Concept*
http://www.secniche.org/gds

*Links:*
http://secniche.org/gcrds.html
http://evilfingers.com/advisory/Google_Chrome_Carriage_Return_Null_Objec
t_Memory_Exhaustion_Remote_Dos.php

*Detection:*
SecNiche confirmed this vulnerability affects Google Chrome on Microsoft
Windows XP SP2 platform.The versions tested are:

Chrome/0.2.149.30
Chrome/0.2.149.291

*Disclosure Timeline:*
Disclosed: 22 September 2008
Release Date. September 24 ,2008

*Vendor Response:*
Google acknowledges this vulnerability and “fix” will be released soon.

*Credit:*
Aditya K Sood

*Disclaimer*
The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at the time
of publishing based on
currently available information. Use of the information constitutes
acceptance for use in an
AS IS condition. There is no representation or warranties, either
express or implied by or with
respect to anything in this document, and shall not be liable for a ny
implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or for any indirect
special or consequential
damages.

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I heard about a security flaw where users are not promoted before downloading last week and Google has fixed it but here’s another one found by a company:

Vietnamese security company Bach Khoa Internet Security (BKIS) has found a flaw in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 and posted details on its Web site. The company says the problem is a critical buffer-overflow vulnerability that could allow a hacker to perform a remote attack and take complete control of the affected system.

Here’s the proof of concept code:

An issue exists in how chrome behaves with undefined-handlers in chrome.dll version 0.2.149.27. A crash can result without user interaction. When a user is made to visit a malicious link, which has an undefined handler followed by a ’special’ character, the chrome crashes with a Google Chrome message window “Whoa! Google Chrome has crashed. Restart now?”. It crashes on “int 3″ at 0×01002FF3 as an exception/trap, followed by “POP EBP” instruction when pointed out by the EIP register at 0×01002FF4.

I am sure Google will get this little bug fixed real soon but in the meanwhile, you can send any bugs you find to: tips [at] chrome-hacks.net.

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