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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2012.0101
A number of vulnerabilities have been identified in Google Chrome
13 July 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Google Chrome
Operating System: Windows
Mac OS X
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-2844 CVE-2012-2843 CVE-2012-2842
Member content until: Sunday, August 12 2012
OVERVIEW
A number of vulnerabilities have been identified in Google Chrome
prior to version 20.0.1132.57.
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following details regarding these
vulnerabilities:
"[$1000] [129898] High CVE-2012-2842: Use-after-free in counter
handling. Credit to miaubiz.
[$1000] [130595] High CVE-2012-2843: Use-after-free in layout height
tracking. Credit to miaubiz.
[133450] High CVE-2012-2844: Bad object access with JavaScript in PDF.
Credit to Alexey Samsonov of Google." [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor recommends upgrading to the latest version of Google Chrome
to correct these issues. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Stable Channel Update
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/stable-channel-update.html
AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in
accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
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