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Google Chrome V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 18 Nov 2011 14:59 Release Date: 18 Nov 2011 5911 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Clients - Browsers

TYPE: Browsers

A vulnerability has been identified in Google Chrome, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.


The vulnerability is caused due to an error in V8 (JavaScript engine) and can be exploited to cause an out of bounds write and corrupt memory.

 

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Google Chrome 15.x

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

  • Update to version 15.0.874.121.

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