Description
browser/profiles/profile_impl_io_data.cc in Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.46 does not properly handle a malformed ftp URL in the SRC attribute of a VIDEO element, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted web page.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | chromium | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- google-chrome-video-dos(75588) vdb-entry
- GLSA-201205-03 vendor-advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=112983
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=121378
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0656 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15103 vdb-entry signature
- 1027067 vdb-entry
- http://codereview.chromium.org/9372002
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/05/stable-channel-update.html
- 53540 vdb-entry
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/browser/profiles/profile_impl_io_data.cc?r1=121378&r2=121377&pathrev=121378
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=127924