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Google Chrome Browser Flaw


From: Rishi Narang <psy.echo () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:34:12 +0530

Hi,

Here is a flaw in just released Google Chrome Browser (Beta). This not a really a "Jail-Break" remote execution type of 
serious vulnerability (till now, it doesn't seem one) but surely crashes the application (all tabs) and needs a browser 
restart. But, as a whole the browser surely is very neat and fast! 

Google with its own simplicity and creativity, has taken integrated features of top browsers - Firefox, IE, Safari etc. 
Hope, it didn't catch their bugs too, as the old Carpet Bombing Attack and other speculations going in wild!
 
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Software:
Google Chrome Browser 0.2.149.27

Tested:
Windows XP Professional SP3

Result:
Google Chrome Crashes with All Tabs

Problem:
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 0x01002FF3 as an exception/trap (kernel), followed by "POP EBP" instruction when 
pointed out by the EIP register at 0x01002FF4.

Proof of Concept:
http://evilfingers.com/advisory/google_chrome_poc.php

Credit:
Rishi Narang
www.greyhat.in
www.evilfingers.com
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Thanks & Regards,
Rishi Narang | Security Researcher
Founder, GREYHAT Insight
Key: 0x8D67A3A3 (www.greyhat.in/key.asc) 
www.greyhat.in 

... eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation.

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