CVE-2009-3931

Google Chrome < 3.0.195.32 - Incomplete Blacklist Bypass via Content-Disposition Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in browser/download/download_exe.cc in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32 allows remote attackers to force the download of certain dangerous files via a "Content-Disposition: attachment" designation, as demonstrated by (1) .mht and (2) .mhtml files, which are automatically executed by Internet Explorer 6; (3) .svg files, which are automatically executed by Safari; (4) .xml files; (5) .htt files; (6) .xsl files; (7) .xslt files; and (8) image files that are forbidden by the victim's site policy.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://codereview.chromium.org/243115
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/59742
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://codereview.chromium.org/261022
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37273
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54171
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3159
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36947
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507713

Scores

EPSS 0.0225
EPSS Percentile 80.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (43)
google/chrome 0.2.149.27
google/chrome 0.2.149.29
google/chrome 0.2.149.30
google/chrome 0.2.152.1
google/chrome 0.2.153.1
google/chrome 0.3.154.0
google/chrome 0.3.154.3
google/chrome 0.4.154.18
google/chrome 0.4.154.22
google/chrome 0.4.154.31
... and 33 more
Published Nov 12, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026