Google Chrome Found Vulnerable to Carpet-Bombing

[ZeRohiLL]

Just hours after the launch of Google's new web browser, reports have surfaced about its security vulnerability to carpet-bombing that can expose Windows users to hacker attacks. If exploited, hackers could potentially run unauthorized software on a victim's computer and then used to execute web-based computer attacks.


Researcher Aviv Raff has discovered that it is possible to combine this vulnerability (also at one point affecting Apple Safari which uses the same WebKit technology used by Google's Chrome browser) and a Java bug discussed at this year's Black Hat conference, to trick users into launching executables direct from the new browser.


Full Story @ ZDNet.com


-Zh

 

[Ehsan]

I don't like Chrome anyway and another reason for people to stick with Firefox and assure themselves that no its not cool to use every single Google Product ! lol