Google Chrome: Security update

Google Chrome: Security update

It is not yet the grind 19 of Google Chrome but a maintenance release that was issued to address several security vulnerabilities. 18.0.1025.168 Google Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux fixes five vulnerabilities.

No critical flaw in the scale of dangerousness made ​​by Google. Both have a dangerous medium, and high for the other three.

Such a high level means, for example an attacker to read or modify confidential data belonging to other sites, that arbitrary code can be executed. Where applicable, this code is nevertheless performed in the confined environment of sandbox. Other vulnerabilities involved in a high hazard are those that interfere with the security features of the browser.



The three faults classified high hazard have been identified through the tool AddressSanitizer. Made available in June 2011, this tool for C / C + + can detect errors in the memory management.

Known to miaubiz, a security researcher has used third AddressSanitizer and pocketed 1000 dollars for his discovery of a flaw. Miaubiz is a regular since it appears in the ranking Security Hall of Fame that maintains Google.

As usual, the latest version of Google Chrome can be downloaded directly. Users can go through the built-in functionality to perform an update.
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