The image decoder in WebKit before r52833, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, does not properly handle a failure of memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a malformed GIF file that specifies a large size.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webkit | Apple | * | r53524 (including) |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28566
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506
- http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/52833
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14079
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28566
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506
- http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/52833
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14079