#VU44568 Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3887
Published: October 25, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44568
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3887
CWE-ID: CWE-565
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 does not properly handle javascript: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read cookies via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=98407
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-stable-release.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48377
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70965
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13179