CVE-2011-3887

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.

Weakness

The product relies on the existence or values of cookies when performing security-critical operations, but it does not properly ensure that the setting is valid for the associated user.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/226.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/31.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/39.html

References

• 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
• 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