Google Chrome up to 2.0.172 HTTP Response memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Response Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2121. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the browser kernel in Google Chrome before 2.0.172.33 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.

The weakness was disclosed 06/23/2009 with Google (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2121 since 06/19/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/06/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39492 (Google Chrome < 2.0.172.33 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116512 (Google Chrome HTTP Response Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51307), Tenable (39492), SecurityFocus (BID 35462†), OSVDB (55278†) and Secunia (SA35548†). The entry VDB-3993 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 39492
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 2.0.172.33 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900380
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Web Script Execution Vulnerabilites - Jun09
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: chrome.google.com
Patch: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3992
X-Force: 51307 - Google Chrome HTTP response buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 35462 - Google Chrome HTTP Response Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 35548 - Google Chrome HTTP Response Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 55278 - Google Chrome Unspecified HTTP Response Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1022429 - Google Chrome Buffer Overflow in Processing HTTP Responses Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2009-1656

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2009 18:07
Updated: 04/06/2025 15:42
Changes: 07/17/2009 18:07 (80), 09/28/2016 09:25 (7), 03/17/2021 10:52 (8), 03/17/2021 10:57 (1), 04/06/2025 15:42 (16)
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