Google Chrome 'chromeHTML://' Command Line Parameter Injection Vulnerability

BID:32997

Info

Google Chrome 'chromeHTML://' Command Line Parameter Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32997
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5749
CVE-2008-5750
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 23 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 12 2015 07:48PM
Credit: Nine:Situations:Group::strawdog
Vulnerable: Google Chrome 1.0.154.46
Google Chrome 1.0.154.36
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Google Chrome 'chromeHTML://' Command Line Parameter Injection Vulnerability

Google Chrome is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers inject command-line parameters through protocol handlers. This issue occurs because the application fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue would permit remote attackers to influence command options that can be called through the vulnerable protocol handler and to execute commands and arbitrary code with the privileges of a user running the application.

Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Update (January 30, 2009): This issue occurs when the argument '--no-sandbox' is included in the URI passed to Google Chrome.

Exploit / POC

Google Chrome 'chromeHTML://' Command Line Parameter Injection Vulnerability

The following examples are available:

Solution / Fix

Google Chrome 'chromeHTML://' Command Line Parameter Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
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