Vulnerability CVE-2008-5749
Published: 2008-12-29   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
** DISPUTED ** Argument injection vulnerability in Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --renderer-path option in a chromehtml: URI. NOTE: a third party disputes this issue, stating that Chrome "will ask for user permission" and "cannot launch the applet even [if] you have given out the permission."

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Google Chrome Browser (ChromeHTML://) remote parameter injection POC
Nine:Situations:...
31.12.2008

Type:

CWE-94

 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Google -> Chrome 

 References:
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_chrome.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4821
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499570/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499581/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499616/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32997
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7566
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