Peaches Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Chrome update plugs hush-hush browser holeAs Secunia releases browser patching toolGoogle has pushed out a new version of its browser that protects against a critical vulnerability as well as fixing some stability snags.Version 2.0.172.33 of Chrome patches a severe flaw involving how the browser handles particular responses from HTTP servers. The security bug creates a buffer overflow risk, implying it opens a potential means for hackers to inject hostile code onto vulnerable systems. Google is holding off on details in order to give punters a chance to download the update.A pair of other stability and security issues are also tackled by the latest version of the browser, including potential browser crash problems when loading some secure (HTTPS) sites, as explained in Google's release notes here.http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/06/stable-beta-update-security-fix.htmlfull details the register - http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/06/2...ecurity_update/>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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