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.
Published: 2009-11-12
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 4.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3902 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:45:50.566Z

Reserved: 2009-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3931

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-12T17:54:58.420

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3931

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