CVE-2009-3931

N/A Unknown
Published: November 12, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37273
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/59742
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3159
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=23979
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://codereview.chromium.org/243115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://codereview.chromium.org/261022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue243115_2002.diff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue261022_1.diff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37273
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/59742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3159
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.5%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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