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CVE-2009-3933 Detail

Description

WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=25892
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=25892
http://codereview.chromium.org/339039 Patch 
http://codereview.chromium.org/339039 Patch 
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html Vendor Advisory 
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/195/src/webkit/webkit.gyp?r1=30311&r2=30310
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/195/src/webkit/webkit.gyp?r1=30311&r2=30310
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=30311
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=30311
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/50173
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/50173
http://www.osvdb.org/59745
http://www.osvdb.org/59745
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30833
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30833
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54297
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54297

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3933
NVD Published Date:
11/12/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE